Bachelor personality breakdowns
Posted: Apr 14, 2015 7:39 am
The Bachelor cast this time around is really very interesting and I think it's been hard for most people to choose... to help those who want to avoid spoilers, I thought a post on personality breakdowns from a literary standpoint might be handy. Please, others should also add their interpretations for any characters they have done a lot of interaction with/read spoilers on since characters that can read more than one way could be of interest to people and I might have missed one. I also haven't done all the characters yet, but here are the ones I have.
Boys:
Klaus: Hardship growing up combined with a self need to better himself has left him in a generation hole (as happens to real people). Having lost his typical relationship years to bettering himself, he is now disconnected from both his own age group and those a few years younger and ends up feeling older than he really is.... pretty good depth on this one.
Mistel: Privileged and not clearly aware of it, attention seeking in a negative way and prone to inciting conflict and assuming malintent where none exists, likely a result of an extreme lack of hardship.... basically he struggles with being spoiled and has to learn what the real world is like. Has issues understand empathy, focuses on collecting information and logic. Has feelings, but doesn't know how to deal with them and has difficulty separating his own feelings and desires from those of other people.
Reager: Workaholic as this is all he knows and it is his foundation. Passive and compliant, but skilled in customer relations (again, all he knows). Daunted by the fact that women regularly ask him out thinking he has interest in them when really he is just doing his job. This bothers him because he does not want to be hurting his clientele, but simply can't escape this problem. Suffers from a bit too much empathy and has to deal more with trying to figure out how to react to that information than most people do. Thrilled when someone actually shows empathy for him while still respecting his over the top work ethic.
Nadi: <still getting data> Has an anti-social defence mechanism in place. Self sabotaging suggest he has self esteem or commitment issues. Possibly fears inflicting pain on others and/or being subject to pain by others.
Kamil: <still getting data> Shy away and downplay self defence mechanisms in place. Drifter/dreamer tendencies and possible commitment fears? Not really looking to settle down or form strong attachments, possibly due to the loss of his original family at a vulnerable age. Friendly, but aloof even with the familly friends back home that tried to adopt him. A bit of a romantic journeyman type.
Fritz: Highly competitive and often too excited to take notice of finer detail until reflecting back later. Exaggerates obliviousness as a defence mechanism to help cover for his poor timing on noticing/getting the point of things. Very juvenile views, but does not hold grudges outwardly. Instead his frustrations manifest as conveniently timed "clumsiness and obliviousness" used to "punish" people while hiding his intent (possibly even from himself.... again there are a lot of real people like this... they usually realise they are doing it later in life and then hate on themselves for a while (or they become politicians, lol)). Tends to be a bit of a clutz and over reactively helpful. A bit of an alarmist. Broods on his own but doesn't like others to know. Views everything as conquest and assumes others must as well, including relationships. Basically just very youthful, a bit like an anime protagonist with some added objectification of others.
Girls: (I still need more data on all of these, but here is a start)
Agate: Animal lover, naturalist and very outdoorsy. A bit of a tomboy. Classic scout type character. Well traveled and experienced with wildlife. I haven't found any further depth yet.
Angela: Caring, quiet and a bit of a nutrition and health nut. Well adjusted and steady worker. Goes out of her way to spend time with people who otherwise might be ignored and enjoys the company of the elderly. Good with children and takes tries to take an interest in everything, even if she does not initially like it. Honest about her own shortcomings and weaknesses.
Elise: An overly privileged upbringing has made her largely naive to the struggles of others, and harshly perfectionistic. She goes through a journey of learning humility and better empathy for those less fortunate as well as learning to appreciate the natural world. Although she suffers from classic spoiled upbring issues, she has a strong need to be liked and do right by others (making her quite different from Mistel). While often harsh, this seems to stem from a fear of being rejected by others for being found lacking of perfection, suggesting her parents were quite demanding (though it could be her own self demanding personality). While not a hands on farmer, she is extremely well educated in best practices and quality assurance, and she works closely with her manual labor staff to ensure they reach their full potential. She is almost matronly with them, acting as a tutor and craft master and they insist that while she seems harsh they all truly appreciate her.
Iris: Reserved and sophisticated, but reclusive. Tends to act outwardly as directed by the needs of her career (and her agent). A professional writer, she is good at reading between the lines when interacting with others, but generally keeps that information to herself (with little hints in her expressions etc). Struggles with a younger brother who does not "play well with others" and tries to encourage him to be more open and less superficial. Takes most everything in stride and is very well educated and quick to pick up new things.
Licorice: I haven't seen anything on this character yet.
Lillie: A typical meteorologist personality type (if you know one in real life, you will lol at a lot of what she says because it is so classic). She has ambitions of becoming an actress in addition to her love of meteorology and likes kids. Currently works as a weather forecaster and on a kids tv show as a host (I find this extra funny because locally where I grew up there was actually a guy who did exactly this, Bozo the clown and also the weather guy on channel 3). Takes an interest in just about everything and is generally sociable.
Boys:
Klaus: Hardship growing up combined with a self need to better himself has left him in a generation hole (as happens to real people). Having lost his typical relationship years to bettering himself, he is now disconnected from both his own age group and those a few years younger and ends up feeling older than he really is.... pretty good depth on this one.
Mistel: Privileged and not clearly aware of it, attention seeking in a negative way and prone to inciting conflict and assuming malintent where none exists, likely a result of an extreme lack of hardship.... basically he struggles with being spoiled and has to learn what the real world is like. Has issues understand empathy, focuses on collecting information and logic. Has feelings, but doesn't know how to deal with them and has difficulty separating his own feelings and desires from those of other people.
Reager: Workaholic as this is all he knows and it is his foundation. Passive and compliant, but skilled in customer relations (again, all he knows). Daunted by the fact that women regularly ask him out thinking he has interest in them when really he is just doing his job. This bothers him because he does not want to be hurting his clientele, but simply can't escape this problem. Suffers from a bit too much empathy and has to deal more with trying to figure out how to react to that information than most people do. Thrilled when someone actually shows empathy for him while still respecting his over the top work ethic.
Nadi: <still getting data> Has an anti-social defence mechanism in place. Self sabotaging suggest he has self esteem or commitment issues. Possibly fears inflicting pain on others and/or being subject to pain by others.
Kamil: <still getting data> Shy away and downplay self defence mechanisms in place. Drifter/dreamer tendencies and possible commitment fears? Not really looking to settle down or form strong attachments, possibly due to the loss of his original family at a vulnerable age. Friendly, but aloof even with the familly friends back home that tried to adopt him. A bit of a romantic journeyman type.
Fritz: Highly competitive and often too excited to take notice of finer detail until reflecting back later. Exaggerates obliviousness as a defence mechanism to help cover for his poor timing on noticing/getting the point of things. Very juvenile views, but does not hold grudges outwardly. Instead his frustrations manifest as conveniently timed "clumsiness and obliviousness" used to "punish" people while hiding his intent (possibly even from himself.... again there are a lot of real people like this... they usually realise they are doing it later in life and then hate on themselves for a while (or they become politicians, lol)). Tends to be a bit of a clutz and over reactively helpful. A bit of an alarmist. Broods on his own but doesn't like others to know. Views everything as conquest and assumes others must as well, including relationships. Basically just very youthful, a bit like an anime protagonist with some added objectification of others.
Girls: (I still need more data on all of these, but here is a start)
Agate: Animal lover, naturalist and very outdoorsy. A bit of a tomboy. Classic scout type character. Well traveled and experienced with wildlife. I haven't found any further depth yet.
Angela: Caring, quiet and a bit of a nutrition and health nut. Well adjusted and steady worker. Goes out of her way to spend time with people who otherwise might be ignored and enjoys the company of the elderly. Good with children and takes tries to take an interest in everything, even if she does not initially like it. Honest about her own shortcomings and weaknesses.
Elise: An overly privileged upbringing has made her largely naive to the struggles of others, and harshly perfectionistic. She goes through a journey of learning humility and better empathy for those less fortunate as well as learning to appreciate the natural world. Although she suffers from classic spoiled upbring issues, she has a strong need to be liked and do right by others (making her quite different from Mistel). While often harsh, this seems to stem from a fear of being rejected by others for being found lacking of perfection, suggesting her parents were quite demanding (though it could be her own self demanding personality). While not a hands on farmer, she is extremely well educated in best practices and quality assurance, and she works closely with her manual labor staff to ensure they reach their full potential. She is almost matronly with them, acting as a tutor and craft master and they insist that while she seems harsh they all truly appreciate her.
Iris: Reserved and sophisticated, but reclusive. Tends to act outwardly as directed by the needs of her career (and her agent). A professional writer, she is good at reading between the lines when interacting with others, but generally keeps that information to herself (with little hints in her expressions etc). Struggles with a younger brother who does not "play well with others" and tries to encourage him to be more open and less superficial. Takes most everything in stride and is very well educated and quick to pick up new things.
Licorice: I haven't seen anything on this character yet.
Lillie: A typical meteorologist personality type (if you know one in real life, you will lol at a lot of what she says because it is so classic). She has ambitions of becoming an actress in addition to her love of meteorology and likes kids. Currently works as a weather forecaster and on a kids tv show as a host (I find this extra funny because locally where I grew up there was actually a guy who did exactly this, Bozo the clown and also the weather guy on channel 3). Takes an interest in just about everything and is generally sociable.