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Abstract
Psychological accounts of literature research are chiefly associated with a psychoanalytical nomenclature, while research on personality psychology like the Five Factor Model and the Dark Tetrad have mostly been investigated using questionnaires and quantitative statistics. However, building upon a lexical understanding of the 30 Big Five personality facets, in tandem with the application of Dark tetrad traits on popular culture analysis initiated by Jonason et al. (2012), the present study analyzes the personality profiles of five fictional protagonists, specifically five well-known novels of the famous Japanese author Yukio Mishima. The complex characters are a good fit for a comprehensive close reading. The findings suggest that facets related to Openness to experience and neuroticism (self-consciousness) dominate the novel characters, followed by Dark tetrad traits. The inclusion of the “brighter” novel Sound of Waves skews the results in a somewhat more agreeable and conscientious manner. However, several characters are multifaceted.