In the book, The Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, each character express the three main parts of Freud’s theory. The ID is root of what each person wants. The ID is like a child that has so sense of conscience. The SuperEgo is the holding of all socially imposed behavior. The SuperEgo is taught through parental instruction. Finally, the Ego is the balance between the ID and the SuperEgo; it is reality. The novel, The Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, can be read using Freud’s theory of the human subconscious.
The character Jack is a very good example of the ID part of Freud’s theory. Jack cares much more about survival than rescue. In other words, he thinks more about the small problem than a long term plan. While
The character Jack is a very good example of the ID part of Freud’s theory. Jack cares much more about survival than rescue. In other words, he thinks more about the small problem than a long term plan. While