WHAT DO YOU SEE?
In 1921 Swiss psychologist Hermann Rorschach developed the Rorschach Ink Blot Test to evaluate subjects’ psychological functioning. It is often used to explore personality characteristics and emotional functioning. The original test had 10 ink blots. The picture above is inkblot #10.
This past Monday, Sue used ring tones to define characters. Tuesday, Kris discussed sound tracks and their correlation with tone and emotion. Let’s continue our inspection of our characters with the Rorschach test.
The original test used 10 inkblots. Today we’ll use one. Here is the assignment:
- Pick the MC from one of your books or a favorite book.
- Have your MC inspect the inkblot above and tell us what he or she sees.
- Explain what that reveals about the personality of your MC.
Please be as wildly creative as you wish. And realize this is an opportunity to plug your character and your book.