---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <turquoiseb@...> wrote :
Exactly. Each of the novel descriptions below is written to a template, one that is *designed* to make the person reading it feel important and special, so of course they do. Unless they got "Dracula," that is. Drac carries a lot of baggage. :-) :-) :-) There are so many of these on FB these days. You can find out what kind of tree you are, what kind of dog you are, what kind of car you are and on and on. But look how many of us actually took the quiz here; I normally pass them by and LOTR does not accurately describe me or make me feel self important. Now if I were I dog I'd be a mutt... From: "anartaxius@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 3, 2014 3:29 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Fun Quiz - What Classic Novel Describes Your Life? This fits in perfectly with those first year pyschology course demonstrations where everyone is given the same horoscope and 50% of the class responds it is a good fit to their personality, and the other 50% say it is an excellent fit. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <turquoiseb@...> wrote : And interestingly, there seem to be only six of them. And yet, many if not most of the respondents managed to agree so strongly with one of the canned, vaguely-worded descriptions below that they felt as if the quiz had mysteriously "nailed them" and selected the perfect novel to describe their lives. I would suggest that this "quiz" thus stands as an example of how easy it is to suck people into believing "predictions," whether they are generated as the result of asking a few questions on the Net, or astrology/Jyotish, or tarot cards, or just claimed "seeing." THE NOVELS LORD OF THE RINGS: An underdog in every sense of the word, Tolkien's LORD OF THE RINGS does a masterful job of playing out your struggles. Though you may not be the most intimidating of individuals, you are not weak - far from it. People are constantly trying to put you down in life, and you always manage to prove them wrong; Sometime even finding yourself on top. Life has taken you some very strange places, and you've developed a taste for the fantastic in the process. You're determined, driven, and have a penchant for the surreal! DRACULA: Pensive and brooding with a penchant for solitary confinement, your fantastic story unfolded within the pages of Bram Stoker's gothic classic, DRACULA. Others mistake you for 'unhappy' on a regular basis, but simply do not understand that you are different - and that is completely okay. You tend to shun everything else around you as you immerse yourself with whatever captivates your mind - which leads to sacrifices but ultimately ends in incredible results. Your inner workings are as fascinating as your outer layers, a true rarity. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD: Selfless and Morally Sound, your story unfolds within the heartbreakingly honest pages of Harper Lee's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Tride, true, and honest - yours is a life of helping others. Intolerance and bigotry infuriate you, and you have a very hard time understanding how anyone could think in such a manner. You are driven to do good by others, not only because it's right - but because that's simply who you are. CHARLOTTE'S WEB: Empathetic and Family Oriented, E. B. White's CHARLOTTE'S WEB does a lovely job of describing your homey life. Kind and understanding, you are the epitome of empathy and have a true gift for confiding in others. You tend to be an optimist, or try to be anyway, but have had your fair share of grievances. You are a rare individual in your ability to recognize that no one would be able to appreciate the good times without having first experienced the bad. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: Independent and Brash, Jane Austen's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE could have been written about your life! Your intelligence and stubborn nature has brought you to where you stand today, and to say you surprise others on a daily basis would be an understatement. In your mind, nothing is impossible - And if anyone chooses to stand in your way they simply become another obstacle. You believe you were meant to do great things, regardless of race, sex, or religion - and nothing of the sort will ever stand in your way. THE GREAT GATSBY: The Great Gatsby: Romantic and driven by passion, your ups and downs are told within the pages of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic THE GREAT GATSBY! If one thing is true about you, it's that your entire life has been a search for true love and the passion that true love brings. This, however, has led you down a bumpy road. You're capable of making massive sacrifices for love, and are willing to do whatever it takes - no matter how crazy - to win the one you love.
