“Your source material is the people you know, not those you don't know, but every character is an extension of the author's own personality” (Edward Albee). William Golding shows this in his book, Lord of the Flies. The story begins with a group of boys surviving an airplane crash on an empty island. With no adults, they are left to fend for themselves. They try to set up a democracy with rules, but slowly their civilized self starts to die and their savage side starts to take over. Ralph, the elected leader of the group, slowly loses his power to Jack, the leader of the choirboys, who uses the others’ fears to gain more followers. Ralph notices what is happening to them all after Simon, the introvert on the island, is killed by Jack and his followers in a hectic mess. Sigmund’s personality theory, the theory that there is multiple parts of a personality that different people have, is also relatable to Lord of the Flies because it is able to
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According to Freud’s theory, the there is 3 parts to the personality, the ID, the ego, and the superego. “The id seeks immediate satisfaction and operates on the pleasure principle which means that it wants what it wants when it wants it” (“Psychodynamic Theory of Personality”). The ID is considered impulsive and acts on its own accord. It’s needy and pursues whatever it wants without consideration for anyone else (“Psychodynamic Theory of Personality”). Ralph and Simon were building huts, which they think is necessary for survival. Jack returns from a hunt, talking about how close he was. Ralph then snaps while listening to him. “...All you talk about is pig, pig, pig” (Golding 54). Jack is focused on hunting and killing, even though the meat is unnecessary. He just enjoys the rush the chase and the thought of killing gives him. He is even pushing away the necessities for survival because he is so focused on hunting. Because of this, Jack can be considered an
According to Freud’s theory, the there is 3 parts to the personality, the ID, the ego, and the superego. “The id seeks immediate satisfaction and operates on the pleasure principle which means that it wants what it wants when it wants it” (“Psychodynamic Theory of Personality”). The ID is considered impulsive and acts on its own accord. It’s needy and pursues whatever it wants without consideration for anyone else (“Psychodynamic Theory of Personality”). Ralph and Simon were building huts, which they think is necessary for survival. Jack returns from a hunt, talking about how close he was. Ralph then snaps while listening to him. “...All you talk about is pig, pig, pig” (Golding 54). Jack is focused on hunting and killing, even though the meat is unnecessary. He just enjoys the rush the chase and the thought of killing gives him. He is even pushing away the necessities for survival because he is so focused on hunting. Because of this, Jack can be considered an