76-What do Dumbledore, Voldemort, Mr. Darcy, and Marilla Cuthburt have in common??? Using MBTI as a Literary Tool, Part I!

Book Fare: Book Club Fun, Wholesome Recommendations, Deep Discussions

Neville Longbottom. Snape. Elinor Dashwood. Jane Bennet. -Insert YOUR name here.-

What makes them - and you - tick?

Today we will learn and use the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to find out!

Welcome to the final installment of our Summer Series: Using Personality Systems as Literary Tools! We go over why use Personality Systems as Literary Tools, what is the MBTI, what do those four letters mean, and the first of 4 groups of 4: the IJs! We give literary examples of each type, espcially from Harry Potter and the Jane Austenverse. This was an epic topic so it's a 2-Parter.

Do you agree with our assessments? Disagree? What is your type? Head to the FB Group and let us know!

Stay tuned for Part II! We will go over the other three groups (EJs, EPs, and IPs) and what are the types of Harry Potter, Lizzy Bennet, and many more. We will finish up by working thru a series of questions to figure out what type Hermione is in a case study that is suitable for even the Hogwarts Library!

Books and Episodes Mentioned Today:

Please Understand Me II, David Keirsey

Nuture by Nature, Paul D Tieger, Barbara Barron-Tieger

Do What You Are, Paul D Tieger, Barbara Barron-Tieger

Summer Series: Using Personality Systems as Literary Tools

Ep 69 - The Enneagram as a Literary Tool (and Harry Potter) Part 1

Ep 70-The Enneagram as a Literary Tool (and Harry Potter) Part 2

Ep 71-Forget Gryffindor - Harry Potter is an Obliger? Plus Jo March’s Rebellion, Jane Eyre’s Motivations, and Using Gretchen Rubin’s The Four Tendencies as a Literary Tool

Ep 76 - What do Dumbledore, Voldemort, Mr. Darcy, and Marilla Cuthburt have in common??? Using MBTI as a Literary Tool, Part I!

Ep 77 - Using MBTI as a Literary Tool, Part II (coming next week!)

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