Lord Of The Flies Freud Analysis

Ralph’s character embodies the ego. The ego is the rational aspect of the mind. Ralph’s rationality is exhibited in his role as leader. He focuses on the idea of being rescued and organizes the fires as a mode of getting the attention of a rescue ship. He works on building shelters for the members of the tribe. He attempts to keep meetings organized and establishes the role of the conch to keep order. Ralph makes the decisions for the good of the group. He holds debates and always aims to have the group stick together, despite Jack’s constant attempts to break

Jack is id in Lord of the Flies. Jack's personality represents the id theory because he does whatever he pleases, without any consideration of what would happen or the situation at hand. Three instances where this occurs are when Jack goes off to hunt, taking all the boys with him, and lets the fire out, when the boys have a meeting and Jack uses the opportunity to gain control over the group, and when Jack, along with two savages raid Ralph's camp to get Piggy's glasses for fire. When Jack leaves with his hunters to go hunt the pig, he completely forgets about the fire. In this part of the novel, Jack shows his connection with Freud's theory because he does whatever he wants at the time, without giving thought to the situation, or what would

The id is the impulsive (and unconscious) part of our psyche that responds directly and immediately to basic urges, needs, and desires. The ego is the only

Ralph is the character that represents the ego and he is in control of the boys in the beginning of the book. He is elected chief of the island: "Him with the shell. Ralph! Ralph! Let him be chief with the trumpet-thing. Ralph raised his hand for silence" (22) and already has power over the boys even right after he is chosen. He also is influenced by Simon, Piggy, and Jack. He listens to the superego when Piggy tells him to blow the conch in the beginning and listens to the id when he Ralph feasts with Jack and takes part in killing Simon. The reader is able to see that Ralph relied on the superego when, at the end of the book, both Simon and Piggy are dead and he is being chased, he asks himself "What was the sensible thing to do? There was no Piggy to talk sense" (196). Ralph relies on others to help him make decisions and is influenced by what other people say and do. He is also the one in control of the boys for most of the book. These are both traits of the ego. These characters in the book all help represent the human

Piggy is by far the loudest and most rational boy, and the other boys do not like Piggy because he is “weird” in their eyes. To ignore seems very natural for many of the boys since he is “different” and “fat”. He is considered to be a know-it-all and thinks that his ideas are the best and all the other boys should listen to him, though they usually never do. “‘I got the conch,’ said Piggy indignantly. ‘You let me speak!’

Sigmund Freud once said, "Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine." Freud was credited with the theory of psychoanalysis, and he believed that there were three stages of moral development. First, in the Id stage, people don't have any empathy; they want what they want and they want it now. In the Ego, people are starting to care more about others and gain empathy, but they still may succumb to their self-gratifying desires. In the Superego, others' desires and wills go first because of their selflessness and empathy. Freud's statement, along with his psychoanalysis of the human mind, can be applied to William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies. In the novel, Jack, Ralph, and Simon represent the Id, Ego,

According to the book, Piggy is a young British boy physically vulnerable to all the boys because of his asthma, being overweight and having to wear glasses. “Piggy wiped his glasses and adjusted them on his button nose. The frame had made a deep, pink V on the bridge.” (William Golding, pg58). Not only Piggy he very smart consequently Ralph is the only person who is compromised by his responsibleness. "I don't care what they call me," he said confidentially, "so long as they don't call me what they used to call me in school" (William Golding pg, 65.) The boys are first identified as their appearance and Piggy tries to convince them not to be called by Piggy because it resembles himself being overweight.

He overanalyzes the situation and gets worried. This is shown in the text when he asks the fair boy “Aren’t there any grownups at all” (Golding 8) and the fair boy replies, “I don’t think so”(Golding 8). This shows superego because he is the only boy on the island who feels the need for adult supervision and Social order. He cannot withstand the fact that there is no hierarchy and a conduct code. Superego essentially means the “Moral” part of the mind. His value for discipline and morals is so high that it calls for him to behave in this way. This is important in the duration of the story because in every society or group no matter how small or how large, it is essential to have a leading or parental figure so there can be moral values, proper social actions, and orderly lifestyle. Thus we can see that the author, William Golding, uses Piggy as a fantastic example of the effects of superego to keep social order.

The three characters in the novel which represent the three psyches are; the Lord of the Flies, Ralph, and Simon.

Secondly, Ralph is not only a rational leader but also a moral person, who cleverly keeps the fairness in his group. “Ralph, looking more understanding at Piggy, saw that he was hurt and crushed. He hovered between the two courses of apology or further insult ‘Better Piggy than Fatty” (25). Ralph is sincere and considerate for other people. He apparently understand their feeling and particularly shows his sympathy for Piggy. Ralph is sensible enough to realize that everyone deserves to be respected. He believes no one should have to put up with being tormented. Ralph gently gains others’ support by treating them equally, showing his compassion and ability to empathize with them. Opposite to Ralph, Jack is immoral, violent and condescending. “He’s going to beat Wilfred” (159). He does not care or understand the natural equality of

William Golding is a very strange man. The types of stories that he wrote are very demonic, strange, and very insane to the reader. His demonic ways of life all lead to him writing the novel, Lord of the Flies. Throughout the book, William Golding shows examples of Freud’s characteristics of the three different types of personality. The three characters that show these examples are stranded on an island and showing whether or not they will have the civilized side of them left. ("Id, Ego and Super-ego") The three characters on the island are Jack, Ralph, and Piggy.

William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, narrates the story of a group of English boys as they struggle to survive on an uncharted, uninhabited island. The boy’s airplane crashes into the island and kills any adults on board -- leaving the boys to fend for themselves. Ralph and Piggy meet each other first and, upon Piggy’s counsel, Ralph decides to call a meeting of all the boys by blowing on a conch shell. The boys quickly begin to form a society in which they elect Ralph as their leader. A boy called Jack quietly disagrees and believes that he should lead the group. As times passes, Jack and his choir become hunters for the rest of the boys and they begin to enjoy the ways of a predator. As Jack grows more savage, he becomes unhappy with the

Golding’s Lord of the Flies takes the structural model of personality and uses it to represent Jack, Ralph, and Piggy in the novel. He uses them to show how they interact with each other in society. He wants the readers to understand that the id makes decisions and actions that feels good for themselves, and not for others. The superego wants to help out society, and follow good morals, but often gets overpowered and ignored by the id. Lasty, the ego is a balance of the two, and listens to both the superego and the

Throughout the novel, the three main characters demonstrate each of the Freudian traits Jack the id, Ralph the ego and Piggy the superego. Jack the id will need to seek instance gratification of his primal needs. Ralph the ego will have to hold back the impulsiveness of the id until the time is socially acceptable. Piggy the superego is the close connection to a moral compass.

To further illustrate, in “Lord of the Flies” the character, Ralph, is a round and dynamic character. Ralph can be classified as this type of character because of the changes he undergoes as the story unfolds. To explain, at the beginning of the story, Ralph is confident and optimistic when himself and multiple boys crash on an island. He takes control and earns the trust if the group. Ralph conducts assemblies and his words are determined and civilized, “All at once he found he could talk fluently and explain what he had to say… ‘we want to be rescued; and of course, we shall be rescued…we must make a fire”’ (Golding 32-38). Ralph’s words and actions show his boldness to take control and his strong belief in being rescued. However, as the story continues, the system and trust Ralph establish begins to diminish, resulting in two separate groups. The one group contains Ralph and very few civilized boys, and the second group is made up Jack and the savages. Although the groups are at peace at first, multiple fights and Piggy’s stolen glasses causes Ralph to partially change. This change is revealed to the readers when Ralph and Piggy go to the saves to retrieve the glasses, “Truculently they squared up to each other but kept just out of fighting distance… ‘Ralph-remember what we came for. The fire. My specs”’ (Golding 177). During this mission, the once civilized Ralph begins to fight with the savages and he acted barbaric himself. Ralph’s and actions and Piggy’s words show the reader how Ralph transformed the course of the book from being civilized and confident with his word; however, Ralph is now becoming a savage and loses his optimistic attitude. Piggy’s words to Ralph, shows how Ralph is forgetting the idea of being civilized because Piggy must constantly remind Ralph of their mission, but Ralph seems to just want to fight. Ralph’s shift in personality shows the reader that he is a dynamic and round character. Therefore, Ralph’s character undergoes development; however, Brutus in “Julius Ceaser” changes in an equivalent way.