Ego, Superego In Lord Of The Flies, By William Golding

L.O.F Id, Ego, Superego
It is believed by the theory that Sigmund Freud brought forth, that there is three different personalities a person develops in their minds, which is the id, ego, and superego. Perhaps the best examples of each of these personality traits in one person would be in the book, Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Three main characters describe each trait. Jack would represent id, Ralph would be the ego, and Piggy would represent the superego. Id is what develops in our earliest stages of life. Id is the primitive and instinctive component of personality. The id responds directly and immediately to impulsive short term pleasure (1). Jack would be the best example for the behavioral traits of id. He lets short term pleasure distract him from what is really important, which is getting rescued. Jack becomes consumed in his hunting and that is all that seems to matter to him(2). He lets the signal fire die out since he choose to hunt. Jack along with Maurice and Roger invade Ralph’s

Ego is the one who mediates between the unrealistic id and the external world.(website) The ego is the healthy blend of the reality of the external world(1). Ralph is chosen to be the leader of the boys for a reason, he seems to know about order and fairness. He is chosen to lead the others because they believe he will make the right decisions. Ralph uses the conch as a form of civilization, to call meetings and make sure there are ground rules set for everybody. He tells the others to build shelters and also makes sure Jack is still the leader of his choir boys(4). He sees things from an adult’s point of view, which makes his decisions realistic and helpful. Also, is it weren’t for piggy helping him along the way he wouldn’t get too far with trying to get rescued and attempting to remain civilized. Piggy is different from Ralph though, and that is why he would be categorized more towards the