As there
are only two characters in "," by process of elimination, the banker's foil would have
to be the lawyer. As with all literary foils, he exists to highlight certain features of a
diametrically opposite characterin this case, the banker who challenges him to the eponymous
bet.
Whereas the banker is worldly-wise, cynical, and totally obsessed with
money, the lawyer is somewhat naive, idealistic, and someone who isn't in the slightest bit
materialistic. To some extent, the banker and the lawyer represent extremes at opposite ends of
the personality spectrum. They may not know it, but each one needs the other to provide
validation for his value system. If the banker wins the bet, that will show that he was right
all along. If the lawyer prevails, however, then he will be able to expose the banker's
worldview as irredeemably cynical and morally corrupt.
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