and super-ego

conscious, preconscious, and unconscious, which continue to control us daily. Behind these three components of the mind is the battle between the unconscious id being driven by pleasure, the superego, which is the instinctive ethical choice, and the ego aiming to please both elements. William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies, depicts three characters, Jack, Ralph, and Piggy as each of the three personifications of Freud’s parts of the human psyche to show the conflict between the barbarism…

In his Modernity and Its Discontents, Freud argues that human psyche is structured into three parts: id, ego, and superego. The id is the primitive part of human personality (I); it operates on the pleasure principle fulfilled by Eros (sexual love, desire for life) and Thanatos (aggressiveness, desire for death), regardless of the consequences (VI). However, civilization’s goal is to work in “the service of Eros, whose purpose is to combine single human individuals, and after that families, then…

out. This comes in these three forms: Id, Superego, and Ego. In Lord of the Flies, after the group of boys had been stranded on the island for a number of days, certain boys’ true personalities were revealed. One of these boys whose inner psyche is shown is the runt of the litter, Piggy. The element of his personality that is most prominent is the superego. After the boys had been trapped on the island for a while they begin to slack…

drive to fulfill one’s desires; Piggy represents the superego, a conscience indefinitely aware of the most ethical decision; and Ralph personifies the ego, the logical mediator between the id and superego. As a result of Golding’s fascination with the human psyche, his characters perfectly parallel Freud’s psychological theory of the id, superego, and ego. Within the novel, Golding exemplifies Freud’s concept…

person’s personality that the three main characters take up. Which happen to be the id, the ego and the superego. Carmilla as the id, Laura as the ego, and Laura’s father as the superego. This shows us even through fiction, Freud’s ideas of how a person’s personality is made up can still be applied to literature. The id. The id works directly with the ego sometimes even referred to as the id-ego to achieve the id’s selfish desires and wants. We can see the id emerge when a baby is…

most intense character masked in a shroud of mystery. Who was he? Why does he stay tucked away? Just by being introverted, he already gained a grasp on the people through fear of not knowing. Whether he is aware of it or not, Arthur was given an alter ego, one formed by shadows in the night. He was seen as a ghost, but when Scout and Jem were in danger, he came to the rescue, saving their lives. It shows the rumors are often not accurate representations of a human being, but rather the actions…

subject of Jon Krakauer’s book Into the Wild, seem completely different. However, the two protagonists are very similar in many ways. Chris and Peter may seem like conflicting characters yet they share many similarities such as, both have an alter ego, both experience issues with family and both embrace the idea of ultimate freedom. These traits reveal that one cannot attempt to stay young forever. Throughout Into the Wild Chris McCandless, also known as Alex Supertramp, journeys into Alaska…

One other aspect of the Freudian Theory in the ego—the state of mind that finds compromise between the id and superego. This aspect is personified as the main character in Lord of the Flies, Ralph. Yet another boy who can accurately represent the id is Jack, the main antagonist of the novel. A major distinction between the two is the way they rule over the group. Ralph attempts to lead the group through order and balance. He does this by establishing rules, such as giving “the conch to the next…

Id, Ego, and Superego In the story, Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein creates a monster out of dead people’s body parts. When he brings the monster to life, he becomes fearful and runs away. The monster then goes searching to find out the way of life, in the process, he kills many people for the simplest things. Victor, feeling responsible goes on a hunt for him and kills the monster. Freud’s Theory of id, ego, and superego are all prevalent throughout the play. Id, which is the part of the…

developed a new psychic theory that contains 3 different parts of your personalities moreover what each one does to your own emotions. The three are called Id, Ego, and Superego, and each served their own purpose. Freud directed us towards psychoanalysis, which was used for treating mental illness. He split the three personalities into Id, Ego, and Superego. A book from the late eighteen hundreds called Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, written by R. L. Stevenson. A book about a man…