1) in literature, a foil is a character that contrasts another character. generally, the foil serves to highlight certain aspects of the other character through contrast. which of the following statements is most accurate about "the celebrated jumping frog of calaveras county? " a) simon wheeler is a foil to the narrator b) leonidas w. smiley is a foil to simon wheeler c) jim smiley is a foil to simon wheeler d) simon wheeler is a foil to jim smiley