Lord of the Flies Freudian Essay

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The Super Ego is a basically a conscience. In Lord of the Flies, the Freudian concepts can be applied to the characters of Jack, Ralph, and Piggy. Jack fits into the concept of the Id because he has various violent urges and he’s into killing things. Piggy presents the because he is logical and careful in his actions. Ralph fits into the concept of the Ego because he is between the Super Ego and the Id. Ralph knows what is right and what is wrong, but at times he can be very mean or insensitive. Jack presents the Id because his main goal on the island is to “Kill the pig! Cut her throat! Bash her in”, this is very violent and it brings him pleasure and happiness. It is already very bad to have this desire to kill things, but it is a whole nether story to actually carry out that desire for killing. “Jack was on top of the sow, stabbing downward with his knife”, this is the incident where Jack killed the pig mother while she was nursing her young. The Id does not only have to do with just violence by the way. “You go away, Ralph. You keep to your end. This is my end and my tribe. You leave me alone”, Jack eventually breaks away from the rule of Ralph. Jack is not showing any acts of violence at this point, but he is exemplifying the Id at this point. By breaking away, Jack is destroying all the work the boys have done to create this mini society and messing with their chances of being rescued, so he could feel as though he is greater than the group itself. That is the example of the Id.Another Freudian is the Super Ego. In Lord of the Flies, Piggy displays the characteristics of the Super Ego. Piggy is very logical and careful. He likes to think things through. The ability to think things through the way he does is a characteristic of the Super Ego. Piggy can understand emotions and the way people feel. Piggy exemplified the Freudian concept of the Super Ego. The
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