Superego In Lord Of The Flies

In the Novel of The Lord of The Flies William Golding views multiple personalities of the characters from Sigmund Freud's theory. His theory is that each character has a personality that they fall into. They're either id, ego, or superego. Id is selfish and seeks pleasure while the superego is all about morals and ethics. The ego is a medium between the two, it goes back and forth from what is right and what is wrong.(Webb) The id in this novel would be Jack. The ego is Ralph, & the superego is Piggy. Each each of these personality traits are different.
Jack is the id in this novel and he is the most basic part of the personality. The id wants instant relish for wants and needs. If these needs are not met the person becomes very anxious,

tense, or even upset.("Sigmund Freudś theory and its relation to Ralph") These are key examples of Jack's personality. He only thinks about being the leader of the boys and hunting for food. Jack doesn't really care at all about being rescued or trying to find help. Golding continually speaks prevailing Jack being the id.
Piggy is the superego in The Lord of The Flies. The superego assimilates the morals and values of life and controls the id’s impulses. The superego will attempt to turning your moralistic goals into aiming for perfection.(Pak) Piggy shows these since his actions are always good and wanting the boys not to attempt immoral actions. Piggy even tried to memorize the boys names to make them feel acquired. (Golding) The author included this to convey Freud's theory.
According to Golding the Ego would be Ralph. The ego tries to balance the good and evil between the id and superego. Ralph shows that he's the ego since he puts in effort to keep the fire going and they're intentionally going to leave the island. Ralph intends to not fall into doing what the id’s actions are, even though he has fun hunting and gets to kill the pig. Throughout the whole book Ralph’s main focus was finding a way to get rescued.(Huynh)
In Conclusion William Golding utilizes examples of Sigmund Freud’s theory in The Lord of The Flies. Some of which were Piggy as the superego. Jack being the id and last but not least Ralph as the ego being a balance between the two. Golding believed that these characters fell into these personality traits.