Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
So, what (or, for the sake of being a bit more grammable*) which is Wez?
New Readers: Of course it’s valid to look at fictional characters (or, for that matter, actors and actrae) with an eye (and ear) to discern their predominant worldview.
One reason: a) they exist (before you say, ‘Sure as a fictional character!’ we might ask, “Well, if you are not as made-up and imaginary as our post-apocalyptic friend at the top of this page, make me misstipe…. (lol) and 2) it’s fun and good practice towards the goal of becoming fluent in our little personality theory.
Of course, you might maintain that you have no particular interest in the personality types of those who populate the world around you. Sure, maintain away.
But, we assure you, the fun increases in direct proportion to the facility with which we can hold up the lens of the three worldviews and find the one that is clearest. Even if you do not care if the cashier, six people ahead of you and approaching at ten-bar-codes-a-minute is a scott or a roger or a clark…. they are approaching nevertheless.
So which of the following three personality types is that irascible Dog-of-War, Wez? (And, for a bonus question: What of the Golden Youth?)
- clark (the Outsider) one who needs to acquire knowledge while avoiding scrutiny; clarks are funny and sad (in the watered-down version of ‘tragic’) but survive and thrive on the fringes…or to use a betta meta-phore: in the underbrush that almost always surrounds the watering hole/oasis/break-room/momentarily empty back seat of the double-date car
- scott (the Predator) alive to the extent possible only when one doesn’t worry about paying the rent in a week-and-a-half, the explorer who opens up whole worlds revealing hapless peoples and clutures because sometimes, when you lose sight of the prey, Life is sometimes staying a step ahead of the chasing mob of jilted lovers/former employers/ horn-wearing husbands and… the cops
- roger (the Herd Member) perfect is as perfect does, most perfect is as others are forced to act… there is a Right Way and… well, it’s irrelevant, the rules are the Rules for a reason and they will be revealed in good time
ok!
no cheating
if your insist …open book, look at your classmate’s paper. trade your answers, it’s all with the Board of Education.
Damn! theys a topic for a post! In the ecosystem of Cheating on a Test, who does what?
remind us afterwards. and don’t forget to head to Denise’s Six Sentence Story bloghop. Doors open tonight at 6:00 Post Mariachi tonight!