THE PERSONIFICATION OF THE ID, EGO, AND SUPEREGO IN LORD OF THE FLIES

opportunity for survival In another instance, Ralph asserts his opinion bluntly as described in an analysis of Ralph's character: “...on boys’ first expedition of the island, Piggy wants to come with them but Ralph quite rudely hurts Piggy’s feelings by asserting that he is not suitable for this task, and on the realization of his mistake, Ralph gives him another task, 'Now go back, Piggy and take names That’s your job So long'”

(Mazhar et al 35) Again, Ralph shows that he is capable of being quite blunt and rude when it is in his best interest but afterward always tries to redeem himself to try and make the other person feel better. This constant struggle Ralph faces with balancing acting selfishly or selflessly epitomizes the ego's constant battle as it battles acting upon the desire or following through with the moral compass As the personified ego in the story, Ralph will never blindly follow the desires of the id nor will he submit to the moral standards of the superego.

As the story progresses it becomes clear that Jack embodies the Id through his emotions, choices, and reactions. According to scholar Ajvazi, “ the Id, represents the bestial, primitive, instinctual, down and dirty, reactive, Jerry Springer guest that resides within all of us”

(Ajvazi) The id is part of the personality that leads people to do whatever they want with absolutely no regard to any morals whatsoever. If society were to act according to what the id demands all the time, chaos would rule the world and we will cease to see how humans differ from mere animals which cannot think outside of their desire for food and procreation This id leads people to chase whatever instant gratification they can, knowing fully well that these actions are not only bad for society as a whole but also for their future selves. In many instances, Jack proves that he is consumed by

The Id Through His Decisions And Behavior

Yet, even though Jack is almost completely consumed by his id, he still is a human and that means parts of his ego and superego still linger in there somewhere. This becomes clear when Jack is utterly incapable of killing the pig they needed to eat. Jack struggles to kill the pig even though he is hungry because remnants of his superego conscience prevent him from doing what he might consider evil Golding sheds light on this incident through a conversation Jack had with Ralph and Simon When questioned about his hesitation, Jack makes excuses. Golding reveals the true reason: “They knew very well why he hadn’t: because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood” (quoted in Qadir et al. 13) In Jack's mind, cutting living flesh with blood flooding out is against his moral code, which was enough to suppress his dominant id from pursuing the gratification obtained from killing and eating the pig.

Jack’s remnants of the ego and superego inside him are enough to make him feel guilty when mindlessly pursuing his evil desires. His solution is to put on a mud mask to hide behind. To escape the guilt he feels, he uses the mask to remain in denial Golding describes, “He looked in astonishment, no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger He spilled the water and leaped to his feet, laughing excitedly. Beside the pool, his sinewy body