Foil Characters In The Bicentennial Man

Have you ever wondered how a mind in a judgmental world could change the meaning of life? The story “The Bicentennial Man” was written by Isaac Asimov and published in 1976. In 1972 the equal rights amendment in which gave women the right to have a voice and not be denied on account of their sex was passed. In conclusion, it allowed the character in “The Bicentennial Man”, Little Miss to be able to speak her mind and as a foil character allowed the main character to strengthen. A foil character is a character that uses their opposition to highlight the protagonist to show their motivation and power. In the short story, Little Miss contributed to the main character's motivation by her character morals, devotion, and the author's purpose of creating her.
Little Miss morals throughout the story not only made her a foil character but a static character as well. She never considered Andrew as a robot, but more of as a friend. An example is when it states that she did not call him by the numbers used to identify him, but she made a name for him. She believed that Andrew was just as entitled to his freedom as humanity itself. Another example would include the quote “ Not for us, Dad. For the Artist” she was knowledgeable to know because of the work Andrew had done he deserved to make a profit, even if he wasn't human. Little Miss continued on with persuading Andrew to stand up for what he wanted and showed him with the right intentions everything will fall into