The Two Islands: An Unusual Personality Test That Will Surprise You!

Published by
Anna LeMind, B.A.

Read the story below and answer as spontaneously and quickly as possible.

There are two neighboring islands. In the first one live two men: an uncivilized savage and a civilized man. On the other island, there are several people, among them a girl who is in love and has a relationship with the civilized man.

The girl wants to go to the opposite island to meet her lover. She asks the only boatman of the island how much he wants to take her there. The boatman says that he does not want money and he will take her to the other island if she is naked in the boat.

The girl is shocked… not knowing what to do she goes to the wise man of the island to ask for help. He listens to her story with attention and gives the following advice: “Do what your heart tells you, my child…” So the girl decides to accept the proposal of the boatman in order to meet her beloved man.

So, they go to the other island. But when they arrive, the savage is on the seafront and gets crazy at the sight of the naked woman so he rapes her… At the same moment, the civilized man comes and sees the scene. He goes mad and tells the girl that he does not want her anymore and she must leave immediately…

Evaluate the 5 characters of the story (savage, civilized man, girl, boatman, wise man) from the best to the worst, so that the number 1 is the character that you believe to be the best person in the story and the 5th is the worst of all.

Interpretation

Each character of the story represents a priority in your life:

Savage = how important sex is for you;

Civilized man = importance of other people’s opinion;

Girl = your need for an emotional relationship;

Boatman = your need for earning money;

Wise man = how much you rely on logic.

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  • 1. Girl - not her fault, victim
    2. Savage - not his fault, instincts
    3. Wiseman - tried to help, but like Pilat from Pont, he washed his hands
    4. Boatman - took advantage of a situation
    5. Civilised man - judged by the apparences, weak, coleric, not standing by his woman, coward, no patience to understand

  • 1- wise man: no direct guilt, could not make a decion on behalf of the girl
    2- savage man: instincts, doesn t have ability to differentiate right from wrong
    3- girl: searched no other option, compromised immediately
    4- boatman: obviously disturbed man
    5- civilized man: no true feelings for his woman, didn t give her any chance

  • 1. Savage (instincts, he didn't really know any better.)
    2. Wiseman (gave weak advice, but he was really impartial to the situation)
    3. Girl (she really just wanted to see her guy, but could have found another way to get across...)
    4. Boatman (took advantage of how badly this girl wanted to see her man)
    5. Civilized man (didn't give her a chance to explain, didn't help her, etc.)

Published by
Anna LeMind, B.A.