Writers that aren't 4s or 5s

[Viridian]

I've noticed a tendency of writers to be Enneatype Fours or Fives - Woolf, Shakespeare, Kundera, Mishima, Calvino... It seems that having an idiosyncratic/analytical worldview or expressing deeply felt emotions are qualities that prove useful when it comes to creating top-notch written works. In fact, I don't remember a lot of writers (or non-musical artists, even) that aren't these types, unless you count more "commercial" or "genre" writers (such as Type Six thriller authors). Do you know of any?

A few examples I can come up with:

George Orwell - 6w5
F. Scott Fitzgerald - 3w4
Maurice Sendak - 8w9
C. S. Lewis - 1w9

Any others? Non-fiction writers and playwrights are also welcome.

 

[highlander]

Well, I know one INFP 4 who is extremely gifted at creative writing and part of it is manifested in exactly the way you describe.

It probably depends on the kind of writing we're referring to.

 

[KDude]

I doubt Hemingway or Twain were 4 or 5.

 

[Elfboy]

I doubt Hemingway or Twain were 4 or 5.

Hemmingway was 8w7 Sx/So
Mark Twain seemed like some sort of 7, probably 7w8. I have no idea what his instinct variant was though

 

[Glycerine]

I would guess Thomas Hobbes is a 6w5 from reading Leviathan.

Everybody seeks security. Liberty is equated with fear. We need an absolute power who has the common good in mind. The absolute power is always right. LOL

 

[KDude]

I would guess Thomas Hobbes is a 6w5 from reading Leviathan.

Everybody seeks security. Liberty is equated with fear. We need an absolute power who has the common good in mind. The absolute power is always right. LOL

That might be true in some cases. I think it's sad for the US that China, for example, has become the world leader in implementing green energy solutions within a matter of 5 years. And all because the "absolute power" can tell all opposition to stfu and get to work.

But I digress.

 

[Viridian]

I've also seen Alice Walker typed as a 9w8, but I can't vouch for the accuracy of that...

 

[Elfboy]

J.R.R.Tolkien: INFP 9w1 Sp/So

 

[Viridian]

J.R.R.Tolkien: INFP 9w1 Sp/So

Ooh, good call! IIRC, J. K. Rowling is a 9w1 as well...

 

[Elfboy]

Ooh, good call! IIRC, J. K. Rowling is a 9w1 as well...

I think JK Rowling is an INFP 9w1 Sp/Sx but that's just a guess

 

[mujigay]

I think JK Rowling is an INFP 9w1 Sp/Sx but that's just a guess

I'd peg Rowling as an INFJ, but I think you got the enneatype okay.

 

[Elfboy]

I'd peg Rowling as an INFJ, but I think you got the enneatype okay.

that's possible. INFPs and INFJs can look pretty similar on the outside.once you get to know them though, they aren't similar at all. ENFPs and ENFJs are the same way.

 

[OrangeAppled]

Gabriel Garcia Marquez - 7w6 though (and a Ne-dom)

This is an interesting page, discussing enneagram type & story styles:
http://www.judithsearle.com/3.html

Summary:

1: moral hero drama, police & lawyer stories
quintessential film: To Kill a Mockingbird
2: romance (relationship stories w/happy endings), romantic comedy, battle-of-the-sexes
quintessential film: When Harry Met Sally
3: success story & imposter story
quintessential film: The Great Gatsby
4: melodrama (romantic in the original sense), love & loss, doomed love, tragic artist stories
quintessential film: Casablanca ( aaand I that movie)
5: horror, sci-fi, sci-fi/horror composite, black comedies
quintessential film: Alien
6: thriller genre & "fear" comedies (neurotic comedians)
quintessential film: North by Northwest
7: adventure, sci-fi/adventure composite, travel stories
quintessential film: Raiders of the Lost Ark
8: western genre, action-adventure, war stories, mafia stories
quintessential film: Red River
9: fantasy genre, magical realism, fairy tales
quintessential film: The Wizard of Oz

 

[Sniffles]

Enneagram One writers(at least classified as such by Riso):

John Paul II
William F. Buckley
C.S. Lewis
St. Ignatius of Loyala
St. Thomas More

 

[Glycerine]

That might be true in some cases. I think it's sad for the US that China, for example, has become the world leader in implementing green energy solutions within a matter of 5 years. And all because the "absolute power" can tell all opposition to stfu and get to work.

But I digress.

I was referring to Hobbes' philosophy... why I think he may be 6w5.

 

[Cloud of Thunder]

Flannery O'Connor is typed as a One.

 

[Viridian]

Gabriel Garcia Marquez - 7w6 though (and a Ne-dom)

This is an interesting page, discussing enneagram type & story styles:
http://www.judithsearle.com/3.html

Summary:

1: moral hero drama, police & lawyer stories
quintessential film: To Kill a Mockingbird
2: romance (relationship stories w/happy endings), romantic comedy, battle-of-the-sexes
quintessential film: When Harry Met Sally
3: success story & imposter story
quintessential film: The Great Gatsby
4: melodrama (romantic in the original sense), love & loss, doomed love, tragic artist stories
quintessential film: Casablanca ( aaand I that movie)
5: horror, sci-fi, sci-fi/horror composite, black comedies
quintessential film: Alien
6: thriller genre & "fear" comedies (neurotic comedians)
quintessential film: North by Northwest
7: adventure, sci-fi/adventure composite, travel stories
quintessential film: Raiders of the Lost Ark
8: western genre, action-adventure, war stories, mafia stories
quintessential film: Red River
9: fantasy genre, magical realism, fairy tales
quintessential film: The Wizard of Oz

Yes, I'd heard of that page before - that's why I associated Six authors with thrillers (Robert Ludlum being a good example).

I'd peg Rowling as an INFJ, but I think you got the enneatype okay.

How so? I'm curious.

 

[mujigay]

Yes, I'd heard of that page before - that's why I associated Six authors with thrillers (Robert Ludlum being a good example).



How so? I'm curious.

It's not always the best idea to type by writing, but when she writes, there's so much emphasis on Fe values. The Harry Potter books are all about giving up things for the greater good, for the preservation of society. The self-centered nature that one tends to associate with Fi is presented...a little negatively, I might say. Also, the overarching plot structure makes me think she's a Ni dom, as well as the presentation of the themes and symbols she feels are important.

Additionally, although it's kind of a superficial reason, the way she speaks and holds herself in interviews puts me in mind of my INFJ mother. Anddddd, she used to be involved in social/humanitarian work as well as teaching, from what I've read of her biography. Very stereoypically INFJ, no?

 

[Elfboy]

Dr. Seuss, ENFP 7w6

 

[Viridian]

Ah! From what I've read about Edward Abbey, the guy was an 8w9.