Cassidy Pinder Room 403 Mrs. Rossi 3/10/14 Freudian Psychology in the Lord of the Flies Throughout the novel the Lord of the Flies by William Golding Freudians theory of the Id, the Ego and the Superego is prevalent. The Id represents the human instinct superego represents ones morals and the Ego balances the needs of both the Id and the superego. The novel the Lord of the Flies shows the importance of balance between the three sides of the psyche. It is shown through the book that in order to be a healthy individual in society as well as have a healthy society it is necessary to fulfill the needs of both the Id and the superego. The first idea of Freudian psychology in the Lord of the Flies that must be discussed is the concept of the Id.” The Id is the unorganized part of the personality structure that contains a humans basic instinctual drives”. (Wikimedia) The Id is impulsive and is the source of the bodies’ needs wants and desires. It avoids discomfort and pain seeks only things that involve pleasure. “The Id is driven by the pleasure principle for immediate gratification of all desires, wants and needs.” (Cherry) The first character that is an example of the Id is Jack. Throughout the novel Jack only sought to fill needs that were necessary to survive. This can be seen when Piggy suggests that they take count of the younger children on the island and Jack ignores Piggy telling him to “shut up”. Jack is disinterested in anything that does not satisfy his basic needs or is not considered “fun”. This refusal to acknowledge anything but something involving his immediate gratification is also seen in the quote “We want meat… “We haven’t got any yet, and we want shel... ... middle of paper ... ...d conscience in a healthy society. Society cannot survive only focusing on the survival or just focusing on morals if this does occur the results will certainly be disastrous. Because one cannot live only focusing on morals without also seeing the importance of survival. And one cannot focus only on the Id because without morals and order society will eventually collapse. Those relying solely on the needs of the superego in this book all ended up dying and those who relied solely on the needs of the Id became destructive and ended up losing their humanity. In the book when there was a balance between these two there was a peace, however as soon as that was disrupted the island became chaotic. The novel “The Lord of the Flies” shows that in order to be a healthy individual one must create a balance within themselves between the Id and the Superego.
The superego is usually the voice of law, in this case this is the law of God, of reason, and represented by civilization. Id is usually anarchy and nature. Ozymandias broke the law of God. Look at what that pride has brought him too. He became a man that was destroyed by his own wild ambitions. Even though h...
(Thombs &Osborn, 122). Each of these plays a different role, but they interact with each other. The id is the original foundation of one’s personality and deals with the instinctual drive. The instinctual drive is the inner source. The id is created at birth and it is also the basic life form which the ego and superego then starts to differ from one another. Since the id has instinctual drives, the individual’s body then starts to crave things. This is where addiction comes to play. The ego comes from the id to satisfy the individual’s needs and the superego is like the conscience. It separates wrong from right. Patients tend to think that these addictions helps them cope with their problems.
Lord Of The Flies is possibly one of the most complex novels of the twentieth century. This complexity and depth is evident when the characters are compared to the psychological teachings of Freud. The book shows examples of this psyche in the characters Jack, Piggy and Ralph and how they change during their time on the island.
Importance of Leadership Leadership is something that stands out in people. In a group, people tend to look for the strongest person to follow. However, the strongest person may not be the best choice to follow. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Ralph and Jack each have leadership qualities. Jack is probably the stronger of the two; however, Ralph is a better leader.
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Much of history’s most renown literature have real-world connections hidden in them, although they may be taxing uncover. William Golding’s classic, Lord of the Flies, is no exception. In this work of art, Golding uses the three main characters, Piggy, Jack, and Ralph, to symbolize various aspects of human nature through their behaviors, actions, and responses.
behavior theory is the Ego. The ego is the balance between the Id and the Superego.
Lord of the Flies is a well written book by William Golding, published in 1954. In the book, a group of boys get stuck on an island; no one knowing where the survivors, the boys, were. The boys all differ from one another, being a very particular type of person. Within the story, Jack, Ralph, and Piggy (the main characters) have many differences. Each boy has a certain stereotype they pertain to. For example, Piggy is the type of boy that mainly shows the characteristic of being logical, using intelligence, and thinks before starting actions. Each boy has a specific mindset that normally would clash into an average boy. Golding made the book this way to symbolize how tricky it is to function without the three main components, containing intelligence,
Humans have an unconscious demand for satisfaction. Freud calls this need “id”, the Latin word for “it”. The id is the one component that a human has at birth. It is the part of the personality structure that is unorganized, which contains human's basic, instinctual drives. The id is where our needs wants, impulses,...
William Golding’s Lord of the Flies exemplifies man’s capacity to unveil his innate primal nature when there is a breakdown of social order and a thirst for power. The characters of his novel portray the monstrosity of evil which dwells within human beings. For instance, Kunwar’s analytical essay about Golding’s novel states, “Though the young kids are in a place which is far from corruption, a place with no outside infl...
Sigmund Freud’s theory on the components of the human mind has been around for over a century, and although not used much anymore, Psychoanalysis is a useful tool for decoding many pieces of literature. In this case, Freud’s theory is especially useful in finding an allegory for William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. For the most part, the Psychoanalysis theory is used in terms of the three components of the mind; the Id, the Ego and the Superego. However, Lord of the Flies is an allegorical interpretation for Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalysis theory in regards to the plot events as oppose to the characters. This is proven by specific plot events such as the crash on to the island, the murder of both Piggy and Simon, and the rescue from the island.
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The first part of the personality is the id, which begins developing from birth. The id is responsible for getting a person’s basic needs met. The id is based on the “pleasure principle”, meaning it
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