Freudian Theory In Lord Of The Flies Research Paper
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In Lord of the Flies, each character plays a significant role, but it is hard to understand the point of the story and where William Golding is coming from unless you understand the characters. The Freudian Theory shows you how what happens when you cannot find the balance between civilization, being reasonable, and coping with bad adrenaline. It will help foreshadow how the characters are most likely going to respond to someone else because it explains their actions and why they behave the way they do. It will tell you who might have problems with another character or the problem that will surface because of actions taken before. Therefore, you pretty much have an idea about why the characters would be arguing with one another. The Freudian Theory works best in helping to explain and understand the characters in the novel because each character represents one force in the theory with Jack as the ID, Ralph as the Ego and Piggy as the Superego.
The Freudian Theory will help foreshadow how the characters are most likely going to…show more content… Piggy can be seen as the Superego when he says, “ ‘Nobody knows where we are,’ said Piggy. He was paler than before and breathless. ‘Perhaps they knew where we was going to; and perhaps not. But they don’t know where we are ‘cos we never got there’ ” (33). This quote is showing that Piggy is not influenced by the other boys who want to play around. The others feel the grown-ups know where they are and they can play around and just wait for them. Piggy knows their situation and how serious it could become. In the following quote, Jack is seen as the ID and Ralph as the Ego. “ ‘And you shut up! Who are you, anyway? Sitting there telling people what to do. You can’t hunt, you can’t