Characteristics Of The Big Five Personality Traits

The Big Five Personality Trait The Big Five Factors is a trait theory which has made personality description easier to be analysed. This Big Five Factors consists of 5 main dimensions which consists of Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism which have greatly aided in identifying and studying an individual’s personality. I have used this trait theory to distinguish the personality of the fictional character that I have chosen. My character’s personality trait evaluation is based on both the movie sequels which are The Princess Diaries and the Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.

a) Openness To start off is with the first Big Five Factor, Openness. Openness is a person’s willingness to try new things and being open to new experiences. Based on this movie, Mia Thermopolis was quite an open person. When she was first enlightened with the fact that she is the next heir to the Genovian throne, she was surprised and stunned and was not at all ready to accept it as she wanted to lead an ordinary lifestyle with her own plans and dreams. After much explanation by her grandmother, Queen Clarisse, the Queen of Genovia and her mother Helen Thermopolis, she finally decides to give it a try. Hence, she attends the “princess classes” held by her grandmother. During these classes, Mia had to undergo various transformations in terms of her physical looks such as her complexion, hairstyle, postures, speech deliverance and of course mannerism. All of the