The part of ourselves that is moral and conscientious, the Superego, is demonstrated by the character Piggy. Piggy is the epitome of man’s reason. In fact, in many ways, he can be compared to Socrates. Socrates was also a man of reason and a so-called “outsider”. Piggy encourages the boys to not act like such children. At the start of the novel, Piggy is given the task of getting the kids’ names, including all of the littluns. He constantly urges Ralph to take proper responsibility over the littluns because it is “what’s right”. Piggy believes strongly in the notion of doing what is right. When he is in possession of the symbol of democracy, the conch, he claims he has it, and therefore has the right to speak (Golding 42). In addition,
