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James Joyce

cascadeco

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INFJ
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sp/sx
After reading 'Portrait of an Artist...' (only halfway through, as I got sidetracked by several other books for a bit!), which was supposedly semi-autobiographical, I'm guessing INFP. But I don't think INFJ is out of the question. I don't see NT at all, based on his manner of writing, and WHAT he's writing about (themes) in it....
 

Lotr246

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I'd say INFJ because of his focus on epiphanies and his innovative stream-of-consciousness writing style.
 

Eldanen

Arcesso pulli gingerios!
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MBTI Type
INTP
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5w4
ENFJ, probably Ni subtype.
 

dynamiteninja

Man for all seasons
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Thinking INFP. I can't really explain why. His writing oozes Pness I think.
 

the state i am in

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infj
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sx/sp
my strongest suspicion currently is intj. altho i could see infj. he does not seem infp to me. for some reason i get way more Te Fi than Fe Ti. i've never been more amazed at the focus and direction of a book as portrait of the artist as a young man. infjs are too scattered and diffuse, interaction based and re-directable, want to Ti all the time, take apart before your very eyes. also he gets at feeling from the inside not the outside. he does not need context and relationship between characters to create absorbable feeling, he writes it out into the world from his own experience.

that Fi just narrows it down to intj or infp. i just feel like i get way more Ni than Ne. could be wrong tho. how virginia woolf marcel proust does it really feel? anyone read ulysses or finnegan's wake?
 

dynamiteninja

Man for all seasons
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my strongest suspicion currently is intj. altho i could see infj. he does not seem infp to me. for some reason i get way more Te Fi than Fe Ti. i've never been more amazed at the focus and direction of a book as portrait of the artist as a young man. infjs are too scattered and diffuse, interaction based and re-directable, want to Ti all the time, take apart before your very eyes. also he gets at feeling from the inside not the outside. he does not need context and relationship between characters to create absorbable feeling, he writes it out into the world from his own experience.

that Fi just narrows it down to intj or infp. i just feel like i get way more Ni than Ne. could be wrong tho. how virginia woolf marcel proust does it really feel? anyone read ulysses or finnegan's wake?

It's a real toughie, although I lean more INFP.
 

Stanton Moore

morose bourgeoisie
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INFP
I'd say INFJ because of his focus on epiphanies and his innovative stream-of-consciousness writing style.

Because INFJ's often have epiphanies and are innovative? Can you elaborate?

I'm gonna saay: ESTJ. Why not? Because of his choice of eyewear and hair style. PLUS he used a typerwriter.
 

Litvyak

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After reading the 'Portrait' - my favorite INFJ of all times.
 

Salomé

meh
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Are INFJs prone to Aspberger's?
 
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