Posted by Jan on March 23, 2001 at 03:18:11:
> Homer is a really twisted 3w4 with a lot of 7
Since we're talking about CARTOON CHARACTERS who have been on TV for over ten years, there's no real enneagram types for any of them. But, Homer is most often portrayed as a 6, 7, or 9. In one of the early episodes, where Homer becomes a safety watchdog, he was a 6. In many of the "adventure" episodes where Homer goes on some crazy adventure, he's very 7ish (in one episode, he lectures Lisa about the importance of living life on the edge and taking risks). And in many episodes, most notably the one that featured Frank Grimes, he is a 9, who just coasts through life and distracts himself with food and drink.
++++ I would say passive-agressive coach potato fits him best; Leisurely Style
> Marge is a 2
Yea, or 9w1.
++++ Self-sacrificing style; she works so hard to serve her family members but is not dependent style; she thinks for herself.
> Bart is an 8w7
Again, he's been portrayed differently throughout the years. Initially, he was a 7w8 hell-raiser. Over the years though, he has developed more into a counterphobic 6w7. In a couple episodes, he is very 3ish, especially the one episode where the Simpsons go to Flanders' beach house for vacation and Bart tries to impress the other kids.
++++ I would say Adventurous Style; these people are often narcissistic too.
> Lisa is a 5w6
Hmm...because she's "smart", right? She seems to be way too emotional to be a 5, let alone a 5w6. Given the fact that she is a perfectionist, an achiever, and a staunch idealist/activist I would type her as a 1w2. A few episodes she has been portrayed as 3w4, but most of the time she's a 1w2.
++++ Her moralistic stance would make me guess Conscientious Style; but her agressiveness could be an indication for some Vigilant Style stereotype thinking based agression too; projecting her own frustration on others faults.
+++++ Jan
-Cory