In the old ages predating 1939. Sigmund Freud. who is considered the “father of psychoanalysis” ( Morgan 2 ) . prepared a summarized version of his theories of depth psychology in An Outline of Psychoanalysis. Freud’s theory breaks the mind ( mental life ) of an person into three parts: the Idaho. the self-importance. and the superego. each with its ain distinguishable map ( Freud 13 ) . In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. the chief characters have distinguishable personalities that clang with each other. much like the Idaho and the superego. With some idea and reading. these characters can be applied to Freud’s theories.

The Idaho is the oldest of the subdivisions involved in depth psychology ( Freud 14 ) . It relies upon inherent aptitudes to do determinations. and everything in the Idaho is genetically inherited at birth ( Freud 14 ) . Golding’s Jack in Lord of the Flies is most representative of the Idaho. as he chiefly relies upon runing as a agency of garnering nutrient. and bands his followings together in a folk which utilizes small communicating and Acts of the Apostless chiefly upon impulse. “He [ Jack ] tried to convey the irresistible impulse to track down and kill that was get downing him up ( Golding 51 ) . ” Jack posses all the features of the Idaho: he is violent. he resorts to aboriginal inherent aptitudes in many instances. and he fails to use linguistic communication efficaciously to voice his concerns and sentiments.

The self-importance is the intermediary between the Idaho. and the superego. The id’s primary map is to make a balance between the two extremes. with that balance being the most favourable for both pleasance and endurance. “…in relation to the id… [ the self-importance decides ] whether they are allowed satisfaction. by proroguing that satisfaction to times and fortunes favourable in the external universe or by stamp downing their excitements wholly ( Freud 14-15 ) . ” Ralph most decidedly represents the self-importance. particularly with his ordinance of the fire. leting the male childs to play ( leting satisfaction ) when appropriate. but besides to adult male the fire when it is necessary to make so. Ralph makes determinations that balance out the demands of all the male childs: both the demand for pleasance and the demand to last. carry throughing the function of the self-importance in the boys’ contained society.

The superego is the 3rd and concluding division of the head of depth psychology. The superego is based upon experiences learned from grownups and other important figures while one is turning up ( Freud 15 ) . These include making “what is right. ” “what is supposed to be done. ” and. of class. following the regulations. While there are no grownups on the island. grownups in general represent civil and orderly society. Piggy. hindered by his disablements. clings on to whatever remains of civil society throughout the continuance of the novel.

He is clearly disadvantaged when compared to the other male childs – he can non take part in strenuous physical activity due to his asthma. he is fleshy and moves easy. and without his spectacless he is efficaciously unsighted. Due to this Piggy can be successful merely when the other male childs obey the conventional regulations of civilised society. Piggy loves the conch and the order it represents – he is about the grownup of the island. coming up with thoughts to construct huts. do fires. gather nutrient. count male childs. and research the island. in order to see peace and safety.

When either the Idaho ( Jack ) or the self-importance ( Piggy ) comes up with an thought ( for illustration. state Piggy decides that the building of huts is necessary ) it is presented to the self-importance ( Ralph ) . The self-importance weighs the thought against the instinctual demands of the Idaho. and so determines whether or non the thought should continue. “The phase is set for a struggle between the assorted elements of the psychical setup and world. a struggle that. if non managed decently. gives rise to neuroticisms and finally psychosis. ( Morgan 5 ) ” However. if one or both forces put excessively much demand on the self-importance. it will discontinue to work decently. leting the Idaho to take control and the head to fall into neuroticism.

Such was the instance when Jack split from the group to organize his ain folk. Ralph – the self-importance – lost control of the Idaho – its strength was excessively much for him to bear and it took control of a good part of the other male childs. The superego. nevertheless. remained integral for a short piece. until it excessively perished ( in Piggy’s decease ) . With the death of the superego. the full head collapsed and society ceased to work wholly. Golding makes specific note of this with his graphic imagination: “…his caput opened and stuff came out and turned ruddy. ” His dabbled braincase represents the victory of the Idaho on the island. After Piggy is killed. the male childs are kindred to animate beings ; they are no longer governed by rational idea or moral criterions. They burn the island in an effort to kill Ralph. neglecting to recognize that without deliverance they themselves would decease of famishment on waste. ashen land.