Sigmund Freud's Theory In Lord Of The Flies

In the novel the Lord of the Flies it introduces us to characters with character traits proposed from Sigmund Freud's theory of personality. Sigmund Freud's theory is that there are three different personalities the Id, Ego, and Superego. The novel first introduces us to the main character ralph he is also the leader at the beginning of The Lord of The Flies. Ralphs character is the best representation of the Sigmund Freud's theory the ego. Ralph is an ideal representation of the ego because how Ralph is described in the book, the defection of ego and how they are compared to each other. Sigmund Freud developed the psychoanalytic theory of personalities, which that the personalities are created through disagreements among the three fundamental …show more content…
At the beginning of the novel the boys are all scattered out around the island and no one knows where anyone is. Ralph finds a couch and blows it and it calls in the all the other boys and they all find each other. In the Lord of the flies ralph says, "I'm chief. We've got to make certain [that there is no beast]. Can't you see the mountain? There's no signal showing. There may be a ship out there. Are you all off your rockers?" In this part of the book Ralph was just voted to be leader of the boys and he is now realizing that him saying he is chief isn't enough because the boys are going wild. He now realizes that he has to start making laws and order. When Ralph is chosen to be the leader the other boys were more concerned with having fun, playing, and avoiding work. Ralph on the other hand was more worried about building huts and thinking of ways to be rescued. Ralph says “ we’ve got to make smoke up there or die” that is his first thought of being rescued so the boys build a fire on the top of the island. Throughout the novel the boys gradually become savages. As Jack takes over and becomes the leader Ralph is more committed to civilization and his morality is