Clean Conscience, Dirty Looks

Looking around the room, I mostly agreed with what categories people ended up in. And there I stood amongst the meekest and quietest of the room, an Angelic Lamb. I had to ask what that said about me. Am I a pushover? Am I too quiet? Why am I a very truthful, nonaggressive person?

It can be hard to look at oneself and judged objectively truthfulness and aggressiveness. It was not surprising that there were few people with both bad qualities (Serpentine Lions - aggressive liars) or neither bad quality (Angelic Lambs like myself). Most people have some flaw to them - not to say that I am flawless or that I do not lie, but I am less inclined to violence or lying than most.

An analysis of characters with similar personalities brought up some interesting points:
Characters who might be classified as Serpentine Lions are usually villains, action heroes, or vigilantes (i.e., Drakken, Shego).
Serpentine Lambs are often tricksters - usually harmless, but they tend to get themselves or others into trouble (i.e., Rufus).
Angelic Lions are often heroes of the story - not bad people, but willing to fight for what they believe in (i.e., Kim Possible). It is a common pair of qualities for soldiers.
Angelic Lambs are simple, childlike, stupid, and/or were sheltered as children (i.e., Ron).

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As for me, I fall into the last category for Angelic Lambs. I was home-schooled until seventh grade by Conservative Christian parents on a Christian college campus. I knew nothing about what the world is really like save what I learned from TV (which gave me a skewed image of the world, especially considering that there were many things I was not allowed to watch). I have always been a very quiet person. Part of it is because I do not have much input into the conversation because people often discuss things I am not allowed to watch/read/listen to; however, a large part of it is that I have never had the aggression necessary to interject into the conversation. I am always afraid that there will be someone there who does not want me to be a part of the conversation. Growing up how I did also plays a part in my honesty. First of all, it's hard to lie to someone you see all the time. I also never really learned how to lie (so I'm really bad at it), and I never really get the chance to do much of anything worth lying about.

However, my meekness is not all a product of my parents. Unlike them, I am a vegetarian, do not support the death penalty, and do not want a gun in my house. I feel as though the qualities of Angelic Lambs can either make a person a complete pushover, or make them completely intolerant to discourtesy. I am the latter - if I am going to show someone common courtesies and be honest and nice to them, I would like the same respect back. I never release my aggression on the person who wronged me, however. I write metal songs, listen to metal music, join in mosh pits, and scream, and those are my methods of release. Perhaps being so non-aggressive is a fault of mine - it takes me longer to release my anger, and so I hold onto grudges for longer.

In any story, it seems that there is a perfect balance of all four types of characters (such as in Kim Possible). If one is missing, it is very blatant and to make a point. It is just another example of art imitating life.