The Human Mind
In the book the “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding there are three main characters with three totally different personalities. Each of these three characters represent a personality from Sigmund Freud's Theory. Freud was born in France in 1856 and mostly studied the human mind and how it affects personality. ("Sigmund Freud") His theory argues that personality is formed through conflicts between three fundamental structures in the human mind. These three structures are id, ego, and superego. The three characters I will talk about are Ralph, Piggy and Jack. Ralph is the ego, Piggy is the superego,and Jack is the id. The first character I will talk about is Ralph. Ralph is the ego in this book. The ego is the part of …show more content…
Jack in the book the ”Lord of the Flies” shows the personality id the best. The id is the impulsive part of our mind which responds directly and immediately to instincts. Newborns demonstrate this trait the best. (McLeod) Jack several times yells at the littluns for believing in the beast he calls the cry babies and sissies. Jack had a constant need to hunt and is always bloodthirsty.("Id,ego, superego") In one quote he says “Rescue? Yes of course! All the same, I’d like to catch pig first.”(Golding xx) By him saying this it shows that the only things he wants to do is hunt and that is more important than being rescued. Jack fulfilled his enjoyment by hunting and always avoided doing what was morally right. This is how Goulding showed the personality of id in the …show more content…
He shows the personality superego the most throughout the book. Superego is based on judgement and morals. ("Examples of Id Ego and Superego") An example of how Piggy shows this trait is when Piggy tried knowing everyone’s name. He did this so everyone felt equal and no one got left behind. Piggy was a smart individual and came up with the idea of the conch and suggested to make a sundial to tell time. He’s always trying to enforce the rules and wants the boys to follow them. Piggy contradicts Jack’s personality. They are polar opposites. At the very first meeting the boys had Piggy said “The very first thing we ought to do is build a shelter.”(Golding xx) By saying this he shows that he wants everyone to be safe. He was thinking of their well being. By doing all these things it is pretty obvious that Piggy fits right into Freud's personality of
In the book the “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding there are three main characters with three totally different personalities. Each of these three characters represent a personality from Sigmund Freud's Theory. Freud was born in France in 1856 and mostly studied the human mind and how it affects personality. ("Sigmund Freud") His theory argues that personality is formed through conflicts between three fundamental structures in the human mind. These three structures are id, ego, and superego. The three characters I will talk about are Ralph, Piggy and Jack. Ralph is the ego, Piggy is the superego,and Jack is the id. The first character I will talk about is Ralph. Ralph is the ego in this book. The ego is the part of …show more content…
Jack in the book the ”Lord of the Flies” shows the personality id the best. The id is the impulsive part of our mind which responds directly and immediately to instincts. Newborns demonstrate this trait the best. (McLeod) Jack several times yells at the littluns for believing in the beast he calls the cry babies and sissies. Jack had a constant need to hunt and is always bloodthirsty.("Id,ego, superego") In one quote he says “Rescue? Yes of course! All the same, I’d like to catch pig first.”(Golding xx) By him saying this it shows that the only things he wants to do is hunt and that is more important than being rescued. Jack fulfilled his enjoyment by hunting and always avoided doing what was morally right. This is how Goulding showed the personality of id in the …show more content…
He shows the personality superego the most throughout the book. Superego is based on judgement and morals. ("Examples of Id Ego and Superego") An example of how Piggy shows this trait is when Piggy tried knowing everyone’s name. He did this so everyone felt equal and no one got left behind. Piggy was a smart individual and came up with the idea of the conch and suggested to make a sundial to tell time. He’s always trying to enforce the rules and wants the boys to follow them. Piggy contradicts Jack’s personality. They are polar opposites. At the very first meeting the boys had Piggy said “The very first thing we ought to do is build a shelter.”(Golding xx) By saying this he shows that he wants everyone to be safe. He was thinking of their well being. By doing all these things it is pretty obvious that Piggy fits right into Freud's personality of