(Late) Halloween MBTI- Disney's The Nightmare Before Christmas- Sally the Ragdoll (ISFP)

Introverted Feeling (Fi)- Sally is independent, and guided by an internal set of values that lead her to oppose the idea of adopting Christmas in Halloweentown, even though the man she loves is doing it, along with the whole town. She doesn’t present a rational argument as to why he shouldn’t do it, but rather is against it because it just feels wrong to her, though she doesn’t oppose her opinion on others. She doesn’t like the lifestyle Dr. Finkelstein has forced on her, but she still cares for him and rebels quietly when she can’t take any more. Sally has trouble telling Jack she likes him, instead showing her affection through acts (bringing him dinner and wine when he forgets to eat, helping to make his costume, going to save Sandy). She has a deep bond with Jack, even though she thinks he only sees her as a friend, and would do anything for him.

Extroverted Sensing (Se)- Sally is somewhat impatient, and is bored being locked up all the time. She would rather be doing something and be out with others in town and with Jack. She has a reckless streak, continuously sneaks out, fearlessly leaps out a window and gets herself torn up, and impulsively runs off to rescue Sandy (and gets herself captured). However, she improvises very well, pouring a fog potion in the fountain to try to prevent Jack from leaving and using her detachable limbs to get herself out of fixes or cause diversions, and is a talented potion-brewer. As nobody listened to her warning, she realizes she needs to take action herself.

Introverted Intuition (Ni)- Sally envisions a future of herself and Jack together, but is too shy about her feelings to work towards that vision. She gets a premonition of Christmas ending in disaster and worries about what Jack has gotten everyone into, though she can’t articulate to anyone why it’s true. She wants to enjoy the present moment of the Christmas preparations and fun (Se), but can’t shake off her bad feeling. While she is generally considerate of the future, she sometimes doesn’t see past the current moment (like a longer-term plan than just sneaking out of home all the time just to get dragged back home) or consequences (getting caught in Oogie’s lair).

Extroverted Thinking (Te)- Sally is very sensible. She reasonably tells the doctor why she wants to leave, pointing out he is perfectly capable of creating others like her. Unlike Jack, a strong Ti user, she doesn’t stop and analyze a situation; she just acts (creating foggy weather, going to save Sandy Claws so he can stop Jack, distracting Oogie). She acts on her emotions, and won’t just come out and tell Jack she loves him. She also isn’t always assertive with people when it would benefit her to be.


Note: I know INFJ is a popular typing, due to the Ni-filled “Sally’s Song”. I originally typed her as an ISFJ, then as an INFJ, then considered INFP. But I’ve realized she is definitely driven by Fi, and uses far too much Se in what she does to be an INFJ. Her Ni also isn’t as strong as a Ni-dom’s would be (Also, using intuition =/= an Intuitive. Sounds contradicting, but Sensors use their intuitive functions, too.).

Halloween MBTI: The Others- Grace Stewart (ISTJ) [Spoilers]

Introverted Sensing: Grace is pragmatic and methodical, the voice of reason (or so she thinks) to her children’s “silly” ideas. The house has always been managed a certain way, and expects her new servants and children to follow her rules.  She’s happy with this routine. She adheres to Catholicism and recalls details about it when teaching, disciplining, or comforting her children (and gets angry when Anne corrects what she knows about purgatory). It is primarily Grace’s roots in reality and her strong memories of how life used to be in the house was before her and her children’s deaths that keeps her from seeing she is, in fact, dead.

Extroverted Thinking: Grace has a smooth, efficient way of managing her household by herself and gives orders easily. There’s a place for everything, and everything in its place. Upon the arrival of her new servants, she assigns each of them to certain jobs and rooms that will suit each person best, and doesn’t stop to make many pleasantries when things need to be organized. She usually controls her emotions, keeping “a cool head” and doing what needs to be done. She makes them study in separate rooms for talking too much, and makes Anne stand and read aloud from the Bible for three days straight until she confesses to lying. Grace trusts what she knows, and doesn’t believe anything until she sees evidence of it herself, insisting things have explanations (“Something traumatic must have happened to [Lydia]” to make her mute).

Introverted Feeling: If Grace feels uncomfortable talking about something, she won’t talk about it, and gets annoyed if pushed to do so. Her own set of values are very important to her and she doesn’t change them for anyone. Catholicism matters deeply to her, and she tries to instill its values in her children. She doesn’t express her feelings or affection towards the kids much through words, instead comforting Nicholas with a rosary and kiss. She sobs in private when she misses her husband. Despite being cold sometimes, she’s extremely protective of her children. She is offended when someone makes her feel incompetent, such as when she thinks Mrs. Mills suggested it was Grace who unlocked the door and endangered the kids and when her daughter calls her out for being wrong about what the Bible says.

Extroverted Thinking: Grace dislikes “fantasies”, “strange ideas”, and refuses to believe Anne about the “strangers” for most of the movie. She’s disturbed by the superstition of photographing dead relatives. But she does try to open her children’s minds more about Hell and describes it imaginatively, and shows them another point of view about denying Jesus. She senses there is something more to Lydia’s muteness than what Mrs. Mills told her and senses something that isn’t human in the junk room. By the end of the movie, Grace has finally accepted her fate and opens her mind to the idea of the afterlife. She admits she isn’t sure whether or not Heaven or Hell are real.