I really need to revisit this list and add more!

  • Daisy Buchanan (The Great Gatsby): ENFP
    • Moves freely between people and presents to them her unadultered feelings. Extremely trusting and enjoys little moments of bliss without worrying about the consequences. Knows she loves Gatsby, so the details of her life don't matter much: married Tom and had a child, though she seems to have wanted neither, and will continue living with them only because life with Gatsby is impossible.
    • "Oh, you want too much!" she cried to Gatsby. "I love you now – isn't that enough? I can't help what's past." She began to sob helplessly. "I did love him once – but I loved you too."
  • Charlie (The Perks of Being a Wallflower): INFJ
    • Thinks "big picture." Enjoys doing meaningful things for others. Has few close relationships rather than many shallow ones, and strives desperately to maintain them. Worries incessantly. Is socially awkward. Has a hard time saying "no" to others. Feels too much and bottles up emotions until mental implosion occurs. Devours literature and is linguistically gifted.
    • Patrick then said something I don't think I'll ever forget. "He's a wallflower." [...] "You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand." I didn't know that other people thought things about me. I didn't know that they looked.
  • Holden Caulfield (The Catcher in the Rye): INFP
    • Deeply contemplative. Depressive personality. Seeks meaning in relationships and has little patience for superficial people; Sees almost everyone as a "phony," demonstrating his ability to see people for who they are despite whatever facade they put on. Finds sentimental value in seemingly mundane possessions, and cherishes memories. Loves children for their innocence and enthusiasm.
    • "Where do the ducks go?"
  • Howard Roark (The Fountainhead): INTP
    • Ingenious. Possesses an intense character with an esoteric mind. Cares little for societal expectations if they get in the way of his creative license. Desires not the approval of many, but understanding from the "right" people. Quiet and analytical. Dangerously impulsive, though seemingly stony and calm. Standoffish and antisocial. Passionate and driven; even under restraint, can find a way to be resourceful and get things done his way.
    • “But you see," said Roark quietly, "I have, let’s say, sixty years to live. Most of that time will be spent working. I’ve chosen the work I want to do. If I find no joy in it, then I’m only condemning myself to sixty years of torture. And I can find the joy only if I do my work in the best way possible to me. But the best is a matter of standards—and I set my own standards. I inherit nothing. I stand at the end of no tradition. I may, perhaps, stand at the beginning of one.”
  • The narrator of every John Green book ever: INTJ
    • I'm being cheeky, but it's true. Try me. I really enjoy his books, but they're all extensions of himself (and that's undoubtedly his type).
    • Miles's final essay in Looking For Alaska
    • Colin's anagrams in An Abundance of Katherines
    • Hazel's wit, intelligence and immediate understanding of Gus's metaphors in The Fault In Our Stars
    • Will Grayson's (the dorkier one) rationale and introversion.
    • I haven't read Paper Towns but I'm willing to bet that the narrator has the same personality
aug 14 2014 ∞
oct 15 2016 +