Sigmund Freud’s ego theory describes the id as the seat of our impulses, a desire so strong that it must be satisfied. In the novel “Lord of the Flies,” Jack resembles the id ego in a variety of ways. Throughout the story, Jack becomes more and more interested in hunting, to the point where he needs to hunt. He becomes more focused on killing and hurting and less focused on the idea of survival; he wants to be at the top of the chain. He kills because he wants to and is able to, not because he has to. Jack wants to wear face paint, as they did in the war, which connects to his destructive behavior. He begins to “dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling” (Golding 64). The newly-made mask Jack wears begins to compel the other children