Foil

Character Role Analysis

Memo Paris and Iris Lemon

These two ladies couldn't be more different. Where Memo is calculating and withholding, Iris is sincere and giving. Where Iris is a mature mother and grandmother, young Memo is only interested in herself. Iris is the lady of the lake; Memo's a city girl, who spends a lot of time hanging out in hotel rooms and restaurants with shady characters. The only water she comes near is polluted.