Wonderful job! So now I guess Sanzo is the NT, and Goku's the NF of their group! Haha, I have some experience with the MBTI, but I doubt I'll ever be able to do such a detailed analysis like you have!
Lol, yes, Sanzo's definitely the NT and Goku the NF.
Well, Xpyne and I talk about this sort of thing together all the time, so we figured why not take it to the next level of nerdiness and really go all out, making a series of character essays? <-- because it's way too much work!?
::laughs:: It is an obscene amount of work, but being able to engage so many other Saiyuki fans with what basically boils down to love for her characters is its own reward, in a way. X3
I think it's really great that you somehow manage to find time to compile all these wonderful character essays! Time seems to love running away from me. *sighs*
Thank you for sharing despite the amount of work though! :)
And I love this line: Grasshopper comes knocking on Ant’s door, and naturally, Ant lets him in because he loves Grasshopper too much to leave him at the mercy of his own poor life-choices. As K&B point out, “And so it is with SJs and SPs--they marry each other with high frequency and play out this eternal drama.”
Glad you thought so! :D Yes, a lot of work, but I supposed it's a 'labor of love.' LOL
Yep--the myers-brigg tag will continue to direct you to all currently-existing posts having to do with our discussion of the MB temperaments and personality types.
ILU so hard for this, I really am enjoying your analysis of the ikkou.
I don;t really have anything to add except you have included some of my favorite images from the manga here to illustrate your points. I have always especially liked the one where Hakkai threatens to sell his body so they'll have enough to buy food, because you just know from his tense, hunched-over body language and Goku/Gojyo's horrified reactions that he's smiling one of his really scary smiles
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That's a good point you bring up about nature vs. nurture, and Gojyo/Goki vs. Sanzo/Hakkai. Undoubtedly this argument has been keeping psychologists busy for decades because there's no way to prove someone formed the personality he or she did, say, based 25% on their genetics and 75% on early life experiences--or vice-versa.
Ack, now that I've gotten this post out, maybe I can finally catch up on the flist's wheelings and dealings, lol. And we haven't had the chance to talk in a while. TnT I hope school and, ah, the rm situation aren't treating you too horribly. ♥♥
Well, that is the truth. One of the things my professor stresses is that modern behaviorists do factor in the idea that genetics and such factors to account for some personality things. That's why Cognitive-Behaviorism is such fun!
It was just behaviorists like Watson and Skinner were all about the social learning and being a product of your environment. Also, Skinner was all about the conditioning. ^__~
I have a feeling the two of us could discuss this at great lengths for hours on end. *laughs*
Of course. ♥ And we have plenty of time to catch up. School has been really busy, and things have been...okay. >_> I don't know. It's a big huge mess and I'm tempted to pack up and head out there. :P Anyway. Let me know when you have some free time and we can chat! ♥
dude, our dad is a fan of Skinner. He had this theory that if you fed a baby crickets from day one, that he'd like them and catch and eat them. =___=;;;;; He says things periodically like, 'wouldn't it be funny?' And then he elucidates with baby-grabbing-a-cricket-and-popping-it-into-his-mouth charades. XDDDD watch out, lazy Gojyo.
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Well, Xpyne and I talk about this sort of thing together all the time, so we figured why not take it to the next level of nerdiness and really go all out, making a series of character essays? <-- because it's way too much work!?
::laughs:: It is an obscene amount of work, but being able to engage so many other Saiyuki fans with what basically boils down to love for her characters is its own reward, in a way. X3
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I think it's really great that you somehow manage to find time to compile all these wonderful character essays! Time seems to love running away from me. *sighs*
Thank you for sharing despite the amount of work though! :)
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Grasshopper comes knocking on Ant’s door, and naturally, Ant lets him in because he loves Grasshopper too much to leave him at the mercy of his own poor life-choices. As K&B point out, “And so it is with SJs and SPs--they marry each other with high frequency and play out this eternal drama.”
I agree with it. Hakkai/Gojyo forever! :D
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and my, what a lot of work.
thank you.
so if i click on myers-brigg tag sometime in the future,
i will see the others?
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Yep--the myers-brigg tag will continue to direct you to all currently-existing posts having to do with our discussion of the MB temperaments and personality types.
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I don;t really have anything to add except you have included some of my favorite images from the manga here to illustrate your points. I have always especially liked the one where Hakkai threatens to sell his body so they'll have enough to buy food, because you just know from his tense, hunched-over body language and Goku/Gojyo's horrified reactions that he's smiling one of his really scary smiles ( ... )
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That's a good point you bring up about nature vs. nurture, and Gojyo/Goki vs. Sanzo/Hakkai. Undoubtedly this argument has been keeping psychologists busy for decades because there's no way to prove someone formed the personality he or she did, say, based 25% on their genetics and 75% on early life experiences--or vice-versa.
Ack, now that I've gotten this post out, maybe I can finally catch up on the flist's wheelings and dealings, lol. And we haven't had the chance to talk in a while. TnT I hope school and, ah, the rm situation aren't treating you too horribly. ♥♥
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Well, that is the truth. One of the things my professor stresses is that modern behaviorists do factor in the idea that genetics and such factors to account for some personality things. That's why Cognitive-Behaviorism is such fun!
It was just behaviorists like Watson and Skinner were all about the social learning and being a product of your environment. Also, Skinner was all about the conditioning. ^__~
I have a feeling the two of us could discuss this at great lengths for hours on end. *laughs*
Of course. ♥ And we have plenty of time to catch up. School has been really busy, and things have been...okay. >_> I don't know. It's a big huge mess and I'm tempted to pack up and head out there. :P Anyway. Let me know when you have some free time and we can chat! ♥
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