Foil

Character Role Analysis

Pippi/Annika

Pippi and Annika are friends, but they're also foils. The easiest way to see this is to check out their appearances: Pippi wears patchwork clothing and mismatched socks, while Annika always looks "pretty in her little well-ironed cotton dresses" (1.10), and Annika has her mother curl her hair and put satin ribbons in it, while Pippi's bright red braids stick straight out from her head.

But Pippi and Annika are also opposites when it comes to attitude. Where Pippi is wild, free-spirited, and ready to take on anyone or anything, Annika is well-behaved, cautious, and ever hesitant. Placing them side by side makes these differences all the more clear.