In Lord of the Flies by William Golding a group of English school boys crash land on an uninhabited island somewhere in the central Atlantic Ocean. Ralph, the protagonist and also the elected leader, tries to maintain peace and avoid any calamity on the island. However, Jack is neither willing to contribute nor listen because he is jealous of Ralph and has a disgusting obsession with killing boars. Ralph has some positive traits that help him maintain peace and balance over a period of time. He is charismatic and has natural leadership attributes. Gradually, however, some of the other characters are killed due to the irresponsibility and ferocity of Jack's actions. In this novel, the author conveys a message through the Freudian theory of the Id, the Ego and the Superego. Use Jack to represent an excess of ego and its dangers to oneself and others, Ralph to show how sometimes a good balanced amount of ego can be very useful in a stressful situation, and Piggy to show how the effects of an excess of Superego can influence one's mentality and others around. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding he uses Jack as a symbol to represent Freud's concept of the Id to show that too much of it can have a negative effect on oneself and others around them. The author of the novel "Lord of the Flies" William Golding uses Jack Merridew to show the negative effects of excess Id. A great example used by Golding is when Jack lets the fire go out to roast the pig he killed. When Ralph yells at him and asks why he would ruin his chance of being saved, Jack acts very casual and brags about killing the pig and says "We can make the fire again, you should have been there with us Ralph, we had an amazing moment” (Golding 69). Letting out the… center of the paper… and the ego because it finds something that is not conventionally used as a contact device and uses it to aid sanity and survival the idea of holding meetings and giving others a chance to express themselves is a characteristic of adults. All in all Ralph is an integral part of this casual society thanks to his perfect balance of ego, rationality and leadership skills, and he may have been the figure. leads in times of turmoil. In Lord of the Files author William Golding uses Jack, Ralph, and Piggy to show how the Id, Ego, and Superego affect oneself and others. The characters represent these traits and actions influenced by these traits cause tragedies on the island and lead the kids down a path of ruin in the absence of adult supervision. Which character do you think you would be most like in the turmoil situation on the island??
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