Who would be considered the foil and confidant of "The Lovely Bones"? Who would be considered the foil and confidant of "The Lovely Bones"?

From my opinion
and experience of the story,
Ruth would be the best choice for a foil and confidant.

She serves as a foil to Susie, because in all the ways that Susie has
to
remain passive and a watcher, Ruth is able to contrast those qualities
with her choices living
on Earth. Susie is confined to her heaven and has
very limited ability to influence people or
circumstances on earth, whereas
Ruth's curiousity and unconventional personality take her to
places of
discovery and test her bravery. Susie never really had the chance to become a
woman
and experience the truth of her situation; Ruth, on the other hand,
wants to take on the gritty
truths of life and especially Susie's realities-
which were left behind unfinished and
unrevealed.

Ruth also
serves as a confidant for Susie's unfinished desires and
wishes, which is
seen as she strives to listen to Susie's whispers and illustrate her stories

through art. She also longs to know Ray more, since Susie cannot, and puts herself in a
position
to consumate Susie's desire of love-making for
her. In her posture of
listening and "watching" for signs from Susie, Ruth is
at least somewhat able to be an
earthly channel and confidant for the
deceased Susie.