Dominant Se: Finnick Odair usually dwells in the here and now. He’s more than aware that he could die at any time and thrives on getting reactions out of people. He’s in his comfort zone in all the places where Katniss is uncomfortable. He’s outwardly flirtatious and bears a great deal of charisma. He plays off of his attractive appearance Continue reading
Dominant Ne: Beatrice is incredibly talkative, and very witty. She pulls her humour from reality and branches off of into all manner of new ideas, often beating Benedick in her verbal battles with him. Much of her humour also consists of elaborate buns and connections that are surprising to others, but that come naturally to Beatrice. Underneath this, Beatrice is a deep character. She wants to find meaning in everything and doesn’t settle for Continue reading
Dominant Te: Hermione is interested in organizing both her external world and the people in it. She helps Harry to organize a defense group and earlier attempts to arrange an activist group (SPEW). She even organizes study plans to help Harry and Ron. When she’s younger, Hermione likes to be in charge and tends to be a bit bossy. She’s a natural leader who knows how to establish rules and keep everyone in line, which is what makes Continue reading
Dominant Si: As a young man, Dantes is relatively ignorant about human nature and people in general, and isn’t very good at predicting their behavior or motives. It takes him years to connect the dots between his Mondego and why he is in prison. Though he doesn’t naturally understand how people work, he understands the workings of society and is able to fit into it as a mere shadow with little effort on his part. When it comes to devising quick solutions, Dantes always goes for the most sensible one. Dantes has an intense connection Continue reading
Dominant Ni: Iago is a master schemer. He knows what he wants and plots in detail how to get it. His plans are long-term, working slowly over time, unchanging with the circumstances, and he carries each step through decisively. He has an intuitive and accurate understanding of how the people around him think, and he uses this to manipulate them, while still having them believe that he is acting in their best interests. He is able to device plans that work because of this understanding. He knows how people will likely react Continue reading
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Dominant Ni: Susan recognizes problems in the blink of an eye. She knows when people are not telling her everything and immediately sets out to figure out the truth. She’s an adept problem solver who thinks in long-term big-picture images. She is able to pick up on the bigger implications that lie behind Death’s visit before consulting further evidence. Susan is future oriented and easily sets aside whims of the present in order Continue reading
Dominant Se: Daisy loves to experience life. She has a materialistic side of her, which isn’t too strange for a woman living in the jazz age, but this is one of the major reasons that Gatsby uses materialism to draw Daisy to him. She values beauty enough that she goes so far as to wish beauty on her daughter over brains. Daisy is rather impulsive, and doesn’t always think about the consequences of her decisions. She enters a relationship with Continue reading
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Dominant Si: John has a difficult time getting over the past. Two years after Sherlock’s death, he is still grieving, and even after years away from Afghanistan, he still thinks of himself as the same army doctor. He is initially drawn to Sherlock because being with him brings back experiences from the war. You could almost say his past has made him who he is today… He needs evidence to believe, which is why he continues to ask Sherlock to Continue reading
Dominant Ne: Stargirl is good at reading behind the lines to figure out people’s true motives, even when what they say contradicts that. She likes to pull connections between seemingly random things and has a million ideas about what she wants to do with her life. She comes up with Birthday Songs on her ukulele and finds out-of-the-box ways to Continue reading
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Dominant Te: Peter is a long-term planner with a specific set of goals in view. Immediately upon figuring out what he wants, Peter devises steps to get what he wants and goes after it with precision. Peter has an incredible capacity to organize others to the actions that he desires accomplished. He doesn’t ever consider the prospect of failure and measures success by external, objective means. Continue reading
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