I think that Dill and Francis are alter egos of each other. They are both very outspoken and confident. Dill at the beginning of the book was confident and bragging about being able to read and then Francis was confident when he spoke to Scout about her father being a "nigger lover" and such. In both of these situations they were confident in what they said and were not scared of Scout. They are also alike because they are testing of others. They both like messing with people they know they can get in trouble for messing for but they like to push it. Like Francis was trying to get Scout annoyed and get her to react to him bugging her. And then Dill is always trying to get Boo Radley to come out of his house. Francis knew that if he pushed Scout to the limit he could get in trouble. While Dill knew that if he went too far with trying to get Boo to show himself he could easily get in trouble. They are different because Francis has heavy influence from his parents while Dill has much less. Francis's has very strong opinions on Atticus and he seems to know a lot about what Atticus is doing. As a kid his age you gain most of your strongest opinions from your parents. Therefore he must be with his parents a lot to know all that about Atticus. As we learned Dill's parents kind of just put him aside and do as they please. So from what Dill has said and Francis's opinions they are different because of the presence of their parents in their lives. They are also different because Scout likes Dill while she absolutely hates Francis. Dill has this personality that Scout likes and they enjoy the same things. Also Dill doesn't judge Scouts father and call him mean things. Francis on the other hand doesn't care to be on Scouts good side so he is mean.
Aunt Alexandra and Uncle jack are foils of each other. I believe this because of what they believe in. Uncle Jack is very critical of the way Scout talks while Aunt Alexandra is very critical of the way she dresses and acts. Uncle Jack just wants Scout to be more of a good person while Aunt Alexandra wants to completely change scout to what she visions is good. Uncle Jack is also more supportive of Atticus and his kids while Aunt Alexandra is more of the way where she judges them and forces them to change. Uncle Jack does not try to change Atticus, he more tries to change the kids in little ways. Aunt Alexandra convinces Atticus to change and this brings out bad things. They are also alike in some ways. They both aren't very accepting of how Scout is not very ladylike whether it varies from language to clothes. She is unladylike when she is in their presence. She swears and dresses not fit for them. They both also jump to conclusions without at many times knowing all the facts or being in direct authority. Like Uncle Jack goes and hits Scout after Francis bothered her but he lied and Aunt Alexandra told Scout she could not goes to Calpurnia's house even though Calpurnia is a nice person. Both of them did things that were more in the hands of Atticus.
Dill is Scouts fiance or basically best friend. He is the light of her summer, without him she would be bored all summer. He effects her because he makes her have fun. She gets bored with just Jem especially since he is "growing up" and all. But he also brings out the daring side of her. Francis is Scouts cousin and Scout absolutely hates him. He effects her very negatively because he just gets her in trouble and gets her angry. On a day where Scout was trying to be good, he was so bad as to push her to punch him. She would be hit for doing that. Aunt Alexandra is Atticus's sister and Scout does not like her. She is always trying to fix anything she thinks is wrong. This has a bad affect on their family because she forces Atticus to change. This makes Scout cry and Atticus realizes hes doing wrong. Uncle Jack is her uncle and he is nicer to the family than most of their relatives. He is the one person who doesn't think Atticus is a complete disgrace.
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