Henry Turner's Superego Essay

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, he focused greatly on his discovery of the three parts of a human’s unconscious: the impulsive Id, rational Ego, and inhibiting Superego. Throughout the unfortunate life of Henry Turner, he shows great examples of how one can outshine the others. While Henry was once a cutthroat lawyer who followed his impulses in ways to get more money, he eventually became a caring man who was still driven by his Id to become a better father and husband. Henry’s Id was his most predominate feature as he learned to function again, from the moments of not wanting to go home and all the way to pulling Rachel out of school. Additionally, his Id shown most bright in the scene right when he returns home and is left alone while Sarah takes Rachel to school. During this scene, Henry takes money from a drawer and then uses this money to buy a hot dog, a movie ticket to an adult movie, and then a puppy he saw in a window. He also has a strong Id with Sarah when he pulls her onto a bench in the park for a kiss and a laugh, showing his impulsiveness towards ignoring the standards he and Sarah …show more content…
Henry’s most Superego scene was returning to the Matthew’s family with the evidence that would challenge and win them their case, granted that Henry just won it before his shooting. Another most memorable Superego scene would be when Henry sends Rachel off to boarding school despite his want and desire and keep her at home. In this scene, it is truly the example of the Superego overpowering the Id, since just before he reacted, over their cookie dough, that he did not want her to go, but once he heard from Sarah how great the school would be for Rachel, he repressed his own impulses for the good of Rachel’s education and even lies saying he remembered his days at school and how much he enjoyed