Summary: Throughout series one through three of Doctor Who, can we consider Martha to be Rose’s foil, and Rose to be Martha’s? And what does this say about each of their characters? Or do I just completely miss the definition of a foil entirely and text!spam my friends for no good reason, and fill my notebook with pages of compare/contrast spontaneous essays that do nothing for my academic standing? ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
notfadeaway616: I would say just the same narrative. I just had a good essay class and am now I’m going to sleep in my physics class. firegoddess: Either one is fine, I think, but it’s better if they are both represented together.
Foil: (from The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms) A character who, by contrast with the main character serves to accentuate that character’s distinctive qualities or characteristics.
Question: In literature, must a person and their foil actually be in the same places and interact or can they just be in the same narrative and contrast?
Lindsey: I think it’s a little bit of both, actually. However, when in doubt, Panama City is the answer.
notfadeaway616: I would say just the same narrative. I just had a good essay class and am now I’m going to sleep in my physics class.
Darlene: Hmm well I think they would at least have to indirectly interact through some intermediary character.
firegoddess: Either one is fine, I think, but it’s better if they are both represented together.
