Gas station man MBTI Personality Type
Personality
What personality type is Gas station man? Gas station man is an ISFJ personality type in MBTI, 9w1 - so/sp - 926 in Enneagram, in Big 5, in Socionics.
1. In terms of titles, I understand where the choice for this profile’s name is coming from; A lot of the minor side characters seem to not have proper names, being simply referred to as “Man who hires Wells”, “Man in Ford”, etc. on the IMDb-page (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477348/). The script (https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-to-screen-no-country-for-old-men-163bc6656999) simply refers to him as a “Proprietor”, with an alternative Google-search referring to him as “Gas Station Proprietor”. Maybe one of these could work, given any authority has the tools to change profile details? 2. We're given very little to work with in terms of typing so we’re going to just have to go off the dialogue between him and Chigurh (https://youtu.be/OLCL6OYbSTw) and applying it to (at least) the two higher primary stack functions. I find the juxtaposition of an INTP and ISFJ communicating (or at least trying) to be quite comedic, and am very much on terms with him being an ISFJ. Here’s why: Dominant Si: Proprietor: “Y’all getting any rain up your way?” Chigurh: “What way would that be?” “I seen you was from Dallas.” “What business is it of yours where I’m from, friend?” “I didn’t mean nothin’ by it.” “Didn’t mean nothin’.” “I was just passin’ the time.” -//- Chigurh: “…What time do you go to bed.” Proprietor: “Sir?” “You’re a bit deaf, aren’t you? I said what time do you go to bed.” “Well… [--] …I’d say around nine-thirty. Somewhere around nine-thirty.” “I could come back then.” “Why would you be comin’ back? We’ll be closed.” “You said that.” “Well… I need to close now–“ “You live in that house behind the store?” “Yes I do.” “You’ve lived here all your life?” “This was my wife’s father’s place. Originally.” “You married into it. “…If that’s the way you wanna put it.” “I don’t have some way to put it. That’s the way it is.” -//- Chigurh: “You know what the date is on this coin?” Proprietor: “No.” The gas station proprietor seems to live for familiarity and personal past. He engages in very commonplace small-talk with Chigurh (“Y’all getting any rain up your way?”), and is quick to note small, tangible details in the environment (“I seen you was from Dallas.”). This includes openly discussing personal elements (“…I’d say around nine-thirty. Somewhere around nine-thirty.”, with this line also being very proving of high Si as it is very routine), the obvious (“Why would you be comin’ back? We’ll be closed.”), and the conservational (“This was my wife’s father’s place. Originally.”). He also seems to be very satisfied with a simpler life, preferring the status quo. Auxiliary Fe: Proprietor: “Well sir I apologize. If you don’t wanna accept that I don’t know what else I can do for you.” [Works the register, puts change on the counter.] Proprietor: “Well there be somethin’ else?” Chigurh: “I don’t know. Will there?” “Is somethin’ wrong?” “With what?” “With anything?” “Is that what you’re asking me? Is there something wrong with anything?” The gas station proprietor is rather conscious of social etiquette. His emotions – such as his visible confusion – can be read quite well off his facial expressions, commonly indicating high Fe. He wants to ensure Chigurh, a customer, that everything is alright. So he does by asking Chigurh whether the man is okay, and answering to Chigurh’s comments and behavior in a very socially harmonious and acceptable way. He is also rather quick to apologize. It’s a shame Chigurh has inferior Fe. Tertiary Ti: Proprietor: “Look… I got to know what I stand to win.” Despite being sociable and having high agreeableness, the gas station proprietor doesn’t swipe his own logic under the rug entirely. There are times at which he will halt it with the Fe and focus more on the logical matters, such as that of what the stakes to his win or loss are. Inferior Ne: Chigurh: “…What’s the most you’ve ever lost on a coin toss?” Proprietor: “Sir?” “The most. You ever lost. On a coin toss.” “I don’t know. I couldn’t say.” -//- Chigurh: “Don’t put it in your pocket. It’s your lucky quarter.” Proprietor: “…Where do you want me to put it?” The gas station proprietor seems to tremble the most when Chigurh – having auxiliary Ne – throws random remarks and questions that have no clear connection to tangible reality, past or present. He has little to no understanding for the gravity of the situation (by i.e. calling heads after being given as vague of a stand as “to win everything” by Chigurh). Due to feeling inferior in such open-ended situations, he is quick to resort to Chigurh for answers on the matter (“…Where do you want me to put it?”).
Biography
Almost dies because of a Penny
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