Functional Order: Si/Fe/Ti/Ne
Dominant Function: Si
ISFJs are good with handling people’s feelings, but more grounded than their idealistic ENFP friends—and she and Nori show this contrast quite well. Nori believes without proof that the Stranger is “good,” but Poppy is more down to earth and skeptical. Nori risks it all on that belief, but Poppy worries that it might have consequences. She doesn’t understand this blind faith without evidence, since SFJs seek certainty and trust what is known to them already. Poppy does this in how while she’s willing to break with Harfoot tradition, she is also aware of and respectful of what it signifies. It’s their way of life as a community and she doesn’t want to abandon it fully in pursuit of a wild flight of imagination.
Auxiliary Function: Fe
Poppy is warm, energetic, enthusiastic, and good-natured, but also aware of what’s appropriate to the time and place in a way that Nori isn’t. She will adapt to what others want from her, including in her willingness to be supportive of Nori and help her care for and even hide the Stranger. She’s quite good with children in keeping them calm, and she often tells people what they want to hear or encourages them to keep their spirits up, since she feels obligated to be cheerful for their sake.
Tertiary Function: Ti
Unlike Nori, Poppy is quite able to detach herself from her feelings and keep the greater good at mind. She can be pretty stoic and prefers to analyze new information on her own at first before taking action.
Inferior Function: Ne
She’s a lot like Sam Gamgee in how she goes along with others and protects them, but has no real interest in ideas for their own sake, and many of her speculations are fearful ones. Intuition in SJs can often be negative in its focus, since they aren’t sure what the future holds.