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The answer is the sentence "Gerasim alone did not lie; everything showed that he alone understood the facts of the case and did not consider it necessary to disguise them, but simply felt sorry for his emaciated and enfeebled master. " A character foil is defined as a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the othercharacter.
Gerasim is Goodness personified. In the desert of falseness and fakery that is Ivan Ilych's world, Gerasim is the lone oasis of genuine honesty and kindness. Besides young Vasya, he's the one character who is obviously not false.
Gerasim is Goodness personified. In the desert of falseness and fakery that is Ivan Ilych's world, Gerasim is the lone oasis of genuine honesty and kindness. Besides young Vasya, he's the one character who is obviously not false.
The answer is the following lines: “Gerasim alone did not lie; everything showed that he alone understood the facts of the case and did not consider it necessary to disguise them, but simply felt sorry for his emaciated and enfeebled master. Once when Ivan Ilyich was sending him away he even said straight out: "We shall all of us die, so why should I grudge a little trouble?"
Indeed, a foil in literature is a character whose physical and/or moral qualities contrast the protagonist’s. Gerasim is everything Ivan Illytch is not; he is compassionate, spiritual, and authentic, virtues that Ivan Illytch does not share until now. As a foil for the main character he is also its mirror and makes both the reader and the protagonist question themselves about the true meaning of life.