ISFP 1w2 Characters

Oliver fiercely refuses to let anyone or anything corrupt him, change his mind, or to force him to do anything he doesn’t want to do or feel is right. He defies Fagan several times in the process, even refusing to turn his back on him or to read the books about what awaits ‘evil’ boys (hangings). He can often be persuaded, however, to do things out of concern for others’ welfare and general kindness, and forms strong judgments about others based on how they treat him and his friends. He has a great deal of compassion toward most people, even Fagan—whose hanging death he laments, as he wonders ‘why’ society allows some people to live (like his stepbrother) and forces others to hang (like Fagan). He’s an opportunistic boy, choosing to run away from his captors, challenge people, ask for more food (even though he thought it was a bad idea at the time – “I was right”), and even attack a boy who has slandered and insulted his mother in a blind rage—a rare show of emotion and anger from him. He sometimes has a sense of where he should be going, or what he should be doing, or whether he can trust and rely on someone, but more often judges things on a surface evaluation. His inferior Te shows in how fierce he is when he’s angry or refusing to compromise; he can bluntly tell people off, accuse them of bad behavior, or refuse to go along with their schemes (even though it is dangerous to himself).

Enneagram: 1w2

Oliver is a fastidious and pure child, whose moral nature is absolute; he is shocked and horrified to see other boys pick pockets, and angrily defends himself when he is accused of doing so as well. When Sikes and Nancy steal him away from his new home, he begs them to let him go back, because “he will think I stole from him!” He defies Fagan several times in his refusal to be corrupted or to become a thief, in so doing unwittingly fulfilling his father’s desire that he remain ‘incorruptible’ (since he takes after his mother’s innocent, sweet goodness). He rarely becomes angry or indignant, instead choosing to treat people with compassion and dignity. He’s eager to be helpful and of service, and begs to be allowed to take the books back to the shop, to make up for his innocent thievery. He’s also quite emotional and compassionate, willing to overlook others’ bad behaviors if they are kind to him or to their fellow human beings. He even wants to show compassion to his half-brother, despite the wrong Monks has done him, because it’s the right and kind thing to do.