"Richard Qunt" <r.c.qunt@hotmail.com> wrote
> I have been watching Evangelion recently and asking myself this question.
> What point is there to Asuka even being in the series at all, except as a
> love interest for Shinji and a foil for Rei?

That is the point, more or less. She's also the mirror image of Shinji in
that both
have had events in their childhood involving their parents that left them
scarred
psychologically. Shinji reacts by withdrawing and calling himself worthless
while
Asuka reacts by becoming very extroverted and flaunting her worth.

Plus it doesn't hurt that she's cute and fascinating to watch.

Josh