Freud and Jack: Lord of the Flies by William Golding: A comparative study between Freud's personality levels and Golding's character Jack

Freud and Jack The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is about a group of boys who are stranded on an island. As the plot grows, the boys grow farther and farther away from their civilized upbringing. Their personalities change, but not in a clearly obvious way. Sigmund Freud, an esteemed psychologist, developed a breakdown of the human personality. It was and is made up of three levels: the id, the ego, and …

…Not only do the Freudian personality levels of Jack change throughout the book, but also the decrease of intensity in the ego and superego result in an intensified id. The superego's death is resulted in the id, natural tension seeker, to become more powerful, as the ego follows it around and tries to make sure it does nothing stupid. Freud's personality levels are an effective way to look at a character on a different scale.