Mia Thermopolis MBTI & Enneagram | The Princess Diaries

INFP 9w1 Characters

Mia admits that “If I stopped thinking about myself,” she could do some good in the world. It’s a process of overcoming her own feelings about her dad, her mom lying to her, her grandmother “ignoring me for fifteen years,” and her fear of becoming a process, to find her calling. She’s out of sync with the emotions around her and wrapped up in her thoughts. She tends to be absorbed in her own mental world, unaware of whether her behavior is appropriate to the situation or not – and becomes nervous and flustered when she must talk to the press, so she rambles everything that comes into her head (inferior Te). She’s a bit of a dreamer, always imagining a different way her world could be (that it’s her and not Lana kissing the cute senior), but also kind of stuck in her ways. Mia has a little fear going into situations in which she has no experience; she doesn’t want to move away from home, leave her school, or face the very real threat of ruling a country one day. But, she can change her mind on a dime – after deciding not to accept her destiny, she finds a letter from her dad that changes her mind. She comes to accept and love her grandmother after a few weeks of “princess lessons.” She forgives her mom, and her best friend for “being a jerk.” She’s considerably better at sports that don’t involve being aware of where the ball is at all times.

Enneagram: 9w1

Mia hates anything that disrupts her calm – she loathes speech class because it makes her anxious. She wants to avoid talking to the press. She doesn’t like it when others are upset with her, and tries to maintain the calm. Mia has a calm, quiet, unassuming presence at school, but she also has a steely under-edge. When Lily oversteps her boundaries and will not shut up about her hair and “selling out,” Mia tells her off! She asserts herself with her mother and her grandmother, telling them she doesn’t appreciate being lied to or ignored for fifteen years, and she sees that as a defect in their character. She is somewhat naive and too trusting at first, but becomes angry at people who violate her trust, and doesn’t like people who don’t tell the truth. Mia becomes anxious and paranoid, afraid to change her life, whenever she’s under stress (moving to 6), and more confident when feeling secure (growing into 3).