Personality Briefs
I am a walking contradiction. I am probably the most outgoing, social, expressive turtle (introvert) in existence. Realizing this however was not the easiest discovery, and it actually didn’t happen until my transition into adulthood. But most likely, this all started in my childhood.
Like most of us, the Divergents exhibit attributes of more than one faction. We all have some degree of psychic and eagle eye perception and bleeding heart and pointy head judgment. Just as we all have two hands, most of us tend to favor one over the other, but we can use our less favored hand when needed. And some of us are more ambidextrous than others.
It’s sometimes hard to see performers who stand on a stage in front of thousands as introverts. But Robin described himself as a quiet and shy child who did not overcome his shyness until he became involved with his high school drama department.
At the 2005 White House Correspondents’ dinner, the former first lady Laura Bush said, “George and I are complete opposites. I’m quiet, he’s talkative. I’m introverted, he’s extroverted. I can pronounce nuclear… I was a librarian who spent 12 hours a day in the library. yet, somehow, I met George.” Puppies are outwardly focused, activity-oriented, and guided by external conditions. They enjoy groups, must live it to understand it, and prefer to act before thinking. Let’s look closer at what makes the 43rd President of the United States a puppy.
As the New York Times reported, it was mostly an event for concerned ordinary people frustrated by international inaction on global warming. But if the marchers were just ordinary concerned people, what set them apart from other concerned ordinary people who chose to stay home? After all, aren’t we all concerned about the health of our planet?
Nick: “We complete each other in the nastiest, ugliest possible way.” Amy: “I’m the bitch who makes you a man.”
Rolling Stone praises the movie for “how enthralling it is, how gracefully it blends the cosmic and the intimate, how deftly it explores the infinite in the smallest human details.” We praise Interstellar for showcasing fundamental differences in human perception and judgment.
Heigle ‘s criticisms of her own roles have given her a reputation as a temperamental person with an inflated view of her own talent and importance. But there is another plausible explanation for her behavior.
“Politics is a people business. I like people.” –Laura Bush (self-decribed introvert)
Jerry is a Politician (eagle-eyed, pointy-headed hippie puppy). Dorothy is a Prophet (psychic, bleeding-hearted tyrant turtle). They are opposite in every respect of personality—orientation, perception, judgment, and attitude—and thus “complete” each other.