and super-ego

was a dead man, in evening dress with a knife in his heart. He was withered, wrinkled, and loathsome of visage” (Wilde 229). In this passage Dorian had killed himself in an attempt to destroy his painting; in Erasure Monk desired to destroy his alter ego,“I had to defeat myself to save my self, my own identity. I had to toss a spear through the mouth of my own creation, silence him forever, kill him, press him down a dark hole and have the world admit that he never existed” (Everett 259). This…

World War II, a theory by Sigmund Freud emerged stating that the human psyche contains the psychic apparatus, otherwise known as the id, superego, and ego. Furthermore, the id, superego, and ego can be categorized based off of their different principles. The id is associated with the pleasure principle, the superego with the morality principle, and the ego with the reality principle. Interestingly enough, the allegorical novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding also escalated in popularity…

immediately satisfied. On the other hand, the ego is the balanced decision making component of the psyche. It works out realistic ways to satisfy the id’s demands. The ego considers social realities and norms and decides how to properly behave. Finally, the superego works to control the id’s impulses and to persuade the ego to operate under the guide of morals. An important factor of the superego is that it can punish the ego through feelings of guilt. If the ego gives into the id’s demands, the…

Additionally, Adler’s theory of masculine protest influenced The Sun Also Rises. After reflecting on societal trends, Adler concluded that men see themselves as superior and have more control than women in society (Boerre 26). Throughout the novel, Brett changes her relationships constantly, but is always involved in a romantic relationship with one or more male characters at a time. Brett is independent because she chooses which men to have a relationship with, but, she is controlled by her…

expresses his anger as he mentioned to Sally. He states, “I shouldn’t have said it and I probably wouldn 't 've ordinarily. But she was depressing the hell out of me” (Holden 133). Freud would believe that Holden 's superego conflicts with his normal ego as he blatantly said that Sally was annoying him, but he was hesitant in telling…

of them. These stories include Food or Drink, Work or Play, and Rant. Which, allows us to take a closer view at them using Freud’s ID, Ego, and Super-ego concept. Freud being one of the most influential people of the twentieth century allow his view on how the works to be very important. When looking at the Id it focused on the nature of the child and wants. The ego helps with the focus of what should be important. While the superego is the outline of what is right and wrong. In all of the…

Doppelganger. Noun. A ghostly double or counterpart of a living person. The double may not be nearly as obvious in normal society as one person having two completely different appearances, but some people may lead a ‘double life’ which is the same concept. Someone could have two very distinct personalities that almost form two people that are incredibly different. This concept of a doppelganger is very prevalent in life and more importantly in literature. Doppelgangers are especially seen in…

most of the world by postulating, a super ego, which establishes high demands of personal behavior; an ego which corresponds to the apparent personality; an id, which includes the deepest primitive forces of life, and an unconscious, into which thoughts or memories we cannot face are repressed or sublimated” (915). These three aspects of personality balance each other our; therefore, allowing people to make moral decisions and not rational decisions. The id, ego, and superego establish human’s…

personality is made up of id, ego, and superego that each foster at different paces in an individual’s life. Id is responsible for our instincts and impulses and is the first form of personality developed in human beings. It strives for an immediate response in order to feel pleasure and if the pleasure isn’t fulfilled, the individual feels immediate disatisfaction. Id is associated with irrational thinking. Unlike id, ego functions by reason and is responsible for decision making. Ego takes…

Sigmund Freud: The Structure of the Unconscious For many years, mankind has lived life with no perception of understanding the true meaning of living. The concept of our existence is to be, but what is to remain between the moments of life and death? In Sigmund Freud’s The Structure of the Unconscious, he outlines the mental capacity an individual has to be aware of, in order to mature and grow. The experiences we face make us who we are and coherently, leaves a lesson for a later time. In the…