Comments on: And you thought you had problems….

By: Mary Witzl

Mary Witzl — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:28:20 +0000

Prince Myshkin, from The Idiot, who suffered from incurable naivete and delusion. There is nothing as depressing as reading about a thoroughly good human being who takes altruism and honor in others for granted.

By: Sangu

Sangu — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:02:55 +0000

That was a brilliant article, thanks for sharing it with us!

By: February Grace

February Grace — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:44:02 +0000

I analyze characters all the time- only in my case it's typing them with Keirsey Temperament Theory which has been a passion of mine for more than a decade now. It's facinating to see how each of the types are really represented in every novel including the classics (for example Jane Eyre was an Idealist Counselor, Rochester a Fieldmarshal Rational...I'd lay bets St. John Rivers was a Guardian Supervisor...) but it becomes an obsession beyond literary characters.

You just haven't lived until you've spent an hour on a road trip typing Muppets by category: Idealists (Kermit and Gonzo) Artisans (Animal and Piggy), Guardians (Sam the Eagle and Scooter ) and Rationals (Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker)...

By: Chazley Dotson

Chazley Dotson — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:30:26 +0000

Let's see…well, Harry Potter is certainly suffering from a severe narcissistic disorder. "The Chosen One" fixation and all that.

By: Kristi Helvig

Kristi Helvig — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:07:34 +0000

As a psychologist, I conduct psychological evaluations of clients where it's my job to diagnose using the DSM-IV. An unfortunate side effect of my career is that not only do I automatically diagnose literary characters, but pretty much every single person I have contact with–luckily, my hubby is a psychologist as well!