"The Light in the Forest," is written by the Pine Grove author, Conrad Richter. Richter’s message of the story was to teach us about different cultures. He also enforces that skin color doesn’t matter. Richter made the message even clearer by using foil characters. These foil characters help to show readers the similarities and differences of the characters. The least important set of foil characters are Uncle Wilse and Thitpan. Uncle Wilse and Thitpan both hate each other’s ethnicities. Uncle Wilse and Thitpan both killed someone in the story. Uncle Wilse is more aggressive towards True Son than Thitpan is. Wilse had hit True Son, John B, at one point in the story. They also both teach True Son to hate the whites and Indians. The second least important set of foil characters is Gordie and Half Arrow. Half Arrow is the step cousin of True Son. Gordie is True Son’s, real brother. Half Arrow and True Son are blood brothers. Gordie and Half Arrow both have a good bond with True Son. They both showed that they are true friends to True Son. Gordie proves this by trying to get along with John B. Half Arrow proved it because he came back for True Son. Half Arrow stopped True Son from his attempt at suicide, he stopped him from eating the poisonous roots. Gordie showed he’s a true friend because he never brought up True Son’s Indian family, and he always tried to be nice with True Son. He even wanted to dress up just like True Son, in his moccasins, and Indian outfit. The second most important set of foil characters is Myra B., Quaquenga, Harry B. and Cuyloga. All 4 of these characters are important in mutual ways. The 4 of them lost their sons, True Son in the story. Also, Quaquenga and Cuyloga are favored more by John B. Cuyloga is a highly respected Indian. Harry is also respected, but not as much as Cuyloga is. Cuyloga and Quaquenga differ in numerous beliefs, from Myra and Harry B. Cuyloga and Quaquenga have different relig