Eat Pray Love: Elizabeth Gilbert [ENFP]

Functional Order: Ne-Fi-Te-Si Perceiving Functional Axis: Extroverted Intuition (Ne) / Introverted Sensing (Si) Liz is a prolific writer who wants to change the world with her words. She has become bored in her marriage and nondescript life, and only comes alive when she tours the world. But she takes such an abstract interest in self-betterment, …

Murder on the Orient Express: Hercule Poirot [INFJ]

Functional Order: Ni-Fe-Ti-Se Perceiving Functional Axis: Introverted Intuition (Ni) / Extroverted Sensing (Se) Poirot astounds the police and others by being able to intuit whodunit by what is not present in a crime scene, as much as what is right in front of him. He has an almost instant ability to size up people’s personalities …

Stranger Things: Jane Ives / Jane Hopper / Eleven / El [ISFP]

Functional Order: Fi-Se-Ni-Te Judging Functional Axis: Introverted Feeling (Fi) / Extroverted Thinking (Te) El refuses to do anything that conflicts with her sense of right and wrong; she will not harm a cat when asked to by Papa, nor does she approve of the actions of the ‘special’ gang in the big city. Once she …

Stranger Things: Mike Wheeler [ENFJ]

Functional Order: Fe-Ni-Se-Ti Judging Functional Axis: Extroverted Feeling (Fe) / Introverted Thinking (Ti) Mike wastes no time, upon finding El, in taking her into his house, offering her dry clothes, reassuring her with kind words, ensuring she does not strip in public, and in comforting and accommodating her; their first day together, he tries to …

Stranger Things: Lucas Sinclair [ESTJ]

Functional Order: Te-Si-Ne-Fi Judging Functional Axis: Extroverted Thinking (Te) / Introverted Feeling (Fi) Lucas is the most objective and opinionated of the boys, often pointing to irrefutable facts to form his conclusions (“We saw them drag his body out of the water! He’s DEAD!”). He is unwilling to believe half-assed theories (and often sneers at …

Stranger Things: Max Mayfield [ISTP]

Functional Order: Ti-Se-Ni-Fe Judging Functional Axis: Introverted Thinking (Ti) / Extroverted Feeling (Fe) Not easily insulted, Max turns their creepy spying on her into a joke (“Stalker!”). She rationalizes (silently in her mind) that it’s now or never, in getting the upper hand over her brother; she threatens his physical safety when he’s down and …

Stranger Things: Robin Buckley [ISTP]

Functional Order: Ti-Se-Ni-Fe Judging Functional Axis: Introverted Thinking (Ti) / Extroverted Feeling (Fe) Robin understands four separate languages and assumes because of that she can crack the Russian code, which she does within twenty-four hours by approaching it systematically and attempting to understand its components. She frequently gets into arguments with Steve over his “irrational” …

Stranger Things: Steve Harrington [ESFP]

Functional Order: Se-Fi-Te-Ni Perceiving Functional Axis: Extroverted Sensing (Se) / Introverted Intuition (Ni) Steve is best known in the first season as “a jock,” and the “hot thing” in the school. He is very interested in pursuing all of his physical desires, with little interest in the potential consequences (making out with Nancy in the …

Stranger Things: Jim Hopper [ISTP]

Functional Order: Ti-Se-Ni-Fe Judging Functional Axis: Introverted Thinking (Ti) / Extroverted Feeling (Fe) Hopper is a chill sheriff, who gathers as much information about the crime scene and disappearance of Will and Barb as he can, before he passes a rational judgment on it. He tends to act more than explain himself, and thinks Joyce …

Stranger Things: Joyce Byers [ENFP]

Functional Order: Ne-Fi-Te-Si Perceiving Functional Axis: Extroverted Intuition (Ne) / Introverted Sensing (Si) Joyce trusts her instincts, and tries to convince others of her ideas; she knows something more is going on than electrical mishaps when the phone explodes in her hand (and remains convinced her son has spoken to her through it, and the …