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How Is Sigmund Freud Related To Lord Of The Flies

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In the novel written by William Golding, The Lord of The Flies, A group of boys crashes on an island in an airplane. The group creates an internal democracy, which later on is torn to pieces in result because of some of the group’s descent into their more primal and impulsive nature. Golding’s characters can be strongly related to each of Freud’s mental areas; Id, Ego and Superego. William Golding’s encounters in world war 2 as a member of the royal navy truly shocked and horrified him about the true natures of mankind and it’s capabilities. These experiences and this ideology helps the author convey his subliminal idea to the readers. William Golding’s message about the essence of humanity is that human kind as a whole is evil. Sigmund Freud,
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