Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT

What is Dora's fundamental character?

<< < (4/6) > >>

tughluq:

--- Quote from: Golf Shoes on 16 Nov 2010, 16:54 ---

--- Quote from: tughluq on 16 Nov 2010, 15:28 ---The only criteria she fulfills are maybe irritability and MAYBE  lack of remorse - but her lack of remorse in one or two situations isn't serious enough to justify calling her a sociopath.

--- End quote ---

And promiscuity, rejection of social norms, inability to maintain relationships, lack of empathy for others, impulsivity, etc.

--- End quote ---

When exactly has she displayed these traits?

Snuffletrout:
I don't see any sign of Dora lacking empathy. Reacting through a "filter of Dora" doesn't mean she's a sociopath, just self-preserving -which does not mean she's got a serious mental illness.  :wink:

Also I find these threads about a comic character's psychological state quite amusing 

Is it cold in here?:
One of the books about dealing with borderlines is called "Stop Walking on Eggshells". Another is "I Hate You, Don't Leave Me". I bet those would resonate with Marten right now.

Dora strikes me as being too functional to be a borderline. Precarious though her self-control is, it's better than the torrents of skin-off emotion that spill out of borderlines.

One feature that she does show is "splitting", the tendency to see others as completely good or completely evil, with no recognition of context or nuance.

jwhouk:
It could be something as simple as that purple dye in her hair. Might be doing something to her scalp.

hannahsaurusrex:
I disagree with the psychopath theory.
I think she's actually pretty chill for a human, and those acting that they are completely rational all the time terrify me.

Yes, she's got her issues. I think she lacks confidence, and she goes on the theory of "fake it 'til you make it" in hopes that if she acts confident, she'll eventually become confident. She knows she fakes it, but she would like to become more confident in the long run. She knows it, but that doesn't mean she can control it. It's like depression, it just happens no matter how irrational you realize it is to feel insecure, you can't help it. She also picks up on the potential of the people around her. I see her flipping out on Sven so much because she knows how amazing a person he can be, but for their entire life he's done nothing but squander it. I see her being encouraging of employees because she knows this job is beneath them, and I see her encouraging Marten as best she can because he doesn't have any confidence in himself.

As far as her blow ups, they really are tame for a girl. Seriously. You all know friends who have done worse.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page