I finished VDT this morning and I still noticed the connection between my own personality and Caspian's, although considerably less so than in PC because the book just isn't focused on Caspian as much.
1. His verbal maneuvering with Gumpas and the sailors that wanted to turn back to home was one thing that I picked up on; I often have a sense of how to say or approach things in order to get the desired effect from others. (I suppose that sounds like emotional manipulation, but I use this skill to help create positive social atmospheres or to help things run smoothly.)
2. I also noticed that he and Lucy were very often on the same wave-length, as opposed to Edmund and Eustace: when Lucy says that Ramandu's Island has a dim, purple-like smell, for instance, Caspian says, "I know what you mean." I would have likely said the same thing.
3. Even Caspian's worst moment in the whole series, when he wants to go on to Aslan's Country despite what everyone is telling him, is familiar. While no Queen of Narnia, I have my duty to do like everyone else and usually I am very faithful about attending to it, as Caspian is faithful in attending to his country, but very rarely, once in a blue moon, the yearning for freedom and to seek after my own dreams becomes too strong and I get cross with people and I sometimes say things that I regret. Like Caspian, I always feel awful and ashamed when I "come out of it".
Interestingly, I remember now that I have seen a couple people type Caspian as an INFJ (
my MBTI type); I think that might be a good hypothetical match for him based on what I've observed during this reread of the series. Still surprised that I never noticed it before now, but I can say with some conviction that Caspian is definitely the character that I identify with most in the series. I still see a little bit of myself in Jill at times, but the connection with Caspian's personality is much, much stronger.
King Erlian wrote:Still, I feel that I'm still waiting for Aslan to un-dragon me.
Aren't we all.
narnia fan 7 wrote:But I'd have to say without a doubt that the character I identify with the most Is Shasta(or Cor I should say) I really relate to his longing for what lies beyond the small village that he grow up in and his hope that maybe, just maybe he has a greater purpose in life and that his true place in the world is somewhere else these are all things that resonate with me on a personal level and things like his bravery and that he keeps moving forward in spite of every thing that go's wrong are vary inspiring to me.
That's neat! I sense a bit of a Shasta/Cor-like vibe from you, actually. Which is a definite compliment, because Shasta is probably my favorite of the kids in the series!
Reepicheep775 wrote:I think I have to go with Caspian. The chapters "The Dwarf Tells of Prince Caspian" and "Caspian's Adventure in the Mountains" is probably the section of writing that resonates with me most strongly. I've been a dreamer who spends a lot of time in his head for as far back as I can remember. And, like Caspian who continues to have a restless soul in VDT and even SC, my longings haven't disappeared with age - even as society tells me I "ought to be thinking of battles and adventures, not fairy tales."
Oh, ditto to all of this! It's interesting that you identify with Caspian as well. I wonder if most INFJs and INTJs would say that they identify with Caspian, if pressed on it....