In order to describe both the ego and the id Sigmund Freud uses an analogy. Freud compares the ego to a horseback rider, while the id is seen as the horse that is being ridden. According to Freud the ego is like a man on a horseback who tries to guide the horse (id); however, the horse does everything possible to oppose the ego and insist on doing what seems pleasurable. The id is a powerful force who tries to dominate over the ego, yet the ego does everything possible to find enough strength to be able to dominate over the id. Although the id, or in this case the horse, is very powerful, the ego, or horse rider, must do whatever is necessary to take the id’s desires into account and transform them into rational actions. With Freud’s analogy
