In William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, the Freudian personalities are perfectly expressed. These personalities consist of Id, Ego, and Super-ego. Ralph , Jack, and Piggy are the characters who best fit these personalities. In which, Jack represents the id, Ralph represents the ego, and Piggy represents the super-ego. A character who has the characteristics of an id is someone who reacts to things and does things based off of their wants and needs and what their natural reaction is. In Lord of the Flies, that description best fits Jack Merridew. ("Surperego - Id; Jack")Many of his actions throughout the book, are great examples of why he is the id. One instance is in chapter 4. Jack goes off and goes hunting because that’s just what he would rather do. But in doing so, he let the fire go out when there was a chance that they could have gotten rescued.(Golding 67-68) Another example of Jack …show more content…
The ego is the character who keeps balance and order between characters. This is exactly what Ralph does in Lord of the Flies. ("Jack : Id : : Ralph : Ego") He would be considered the most civilized out of the group. Ralph encounters several situations that prove why he is the ego. In the novel, Ralph is the oldest and wisest boy out of all of them. All of the younger boys are just happy to be free and not be controlled by any adults. Ralph was the only one to put all of that aside and realize they need to get rescued. He was the only one who pushed to keep order in the group. Just about everyday Ralph was calling for a meeting to keep everyone on the same page so they could do whatever it took to get off the island. (Golding) Ralph was always butting heads with Jack, trying to keep him in check. Meanwhile, favoring to Piggy because he always needed Ralph’s help. (Golding) Even though Ralph tried his hardest to keep Jack in check, it was still too large of a task for such a great ego to