Balancing the ideas of the superego and the id, the ego is controlled by the reality principle; Ralph shows the most characteristics of the ego throughout the novel balancing the evil ideas of the id, from the views of superegos like Simon or Piggy. Henningfeld says in “An Overview of Lord of the Flies”, “Just as the superego must employ the ego to control the id, Piggy cannot control Jack on his own; he must rely on Ralph to do so.” This quote exemplifies the constant struggle between the superego and the id as they fight over the “neutral battleground” of the ego. The ego must be employed by the superego to control the id to recreate balance between pleasure, morality, and reality. While Piggy is still bound by moral constructs and Jack is
