William Golding's Lord of The Flies tells the tale of a group of young boys stranded on an island and their life while on the island. The boy's plane crashes onto an island leaving only them alive on the island with nothing but the clothes on their backs. The boy's struggles show Golding's thoughts on humans and how we interact with each other. Golding explores characters such as Piggy, Ralph, and Jack who show certain characteristics that align with Golding's beliefs. His beliefs shape the outcome of the boys and how they act. William Golding's Lord of the Flies provides support for Sigmund Freud's theory on the human psyche using Piggy, Ralph, and Jack as symbols for the superego, ego, and id.
According to Freud, the id is the unthinking savage part of the brain that demands instant gratification. Jack Merridew portrays the id with his decisions, mainly through his decisions to hunt and his departure from Ralph and Piggy's group of children and form his own group based on hunting. While out hunting, Jack finally kills a pig and while talking about he details he excitingly says “'There were lashings of …show more content…
Piggy represents the superego on the island, he only thinks about their rescue and what is necessary for that to happen. After Ralph, Jack, and Simon's adventure up the mountain, Piggy declares “We must make a fire”. (Golding 38), his decision to make a fire came from their need to be rescued and that no one could possibly find them if they had no reason to come to the island, but a fire would provide to be enough of a reason. Also, when the naval officer comes to their rescue, he says that “We saw your smoke”. (Golding 201) The officer's comment proves that Piggy was correct that they needed a signal fire. Piggy is the superego for the children on the island, he thinks about the larger picture and how they can achieve
According to Freud, the id is the unthinking savage part of the brain that demands instant gratification. Jack Merridew portrays the id with his decisions, mainly through his decisions to hunt and his departure from Ralph and Piggy's group of children and form his own group based on hunting. While out hunting, Jack finally kills a pig and while talking about he details he excitingly says “'There were lashings of …show more content…
Piggy represents the superego on the island, he only thinks about their rescue and what is necessary for that to happen. After Ralph, Jack, and Simon's adventure up the mountain, Piggy declares “We must make a fire”. (Golding 38), his decision to make a fire came from their need to be rescued and that no one could possibly find them if they had no reason to come to the island, but a fire would provide to be enough of a reason. Also, when the naval officer comes to their rescue, he says that “We saw your smoke”. (Golding 201) The officer's comment proves that Piggy was correct that they needed a signal fire. Piggy is the superego for the children on the island, he thinks about the larger picture and how they can achieve