Lord of the Flies Freudian Superego Pig
Caitlyn Brown
November 14 2014
Block 1
Ms.Garland
Superego Piggy In life, there are lots of rules we have to follow, from the time we are kids, and even when we grown up. That is because rules are necessary to maintain order in society. Society would not be able to function without rules, but too many rules isn’t a good thing either. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the young boys are stranded on an island with no adults, and no rules. Piggy, who represents the Freudian Superego to prove that having too many rules cause cause fights and prevent decisions from being made. The boys need some rules to be able to effectively function as a group on the island. The rules are symbolized by the conch shell. In the beginning of the book, the boys create rules using the conch shell. In the beginning of the book, the boys decide that “‘we can’t have too many people talking at once… I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he is speaking’” (Golding 33). Some rules are necessary, because children without grownups can get crazy, and to keep everything in order, they create the rule that the person with the conch has the right to speak. Later in the book, as the boys slowly become more savage, the boys begin to lose sight of the rules and civilization in general. Piggy says “‘I got the conch!... I got the right to speak’” (Golding 44). All the other boys were yelling and ignoring the rules, but Piggy’s responsibility as the superego is to think rationally, and make sure that everyone kept following
the rules so that chaos is avoided. As the superego of the group, rationality and logical thinking are treasured by Piggy. When the rules about the conch are established, “Piggy was standing cradling the great, cream shell” (Golding 32). Even when the rules are nearly inexistant Piggy shouted, “‘I got the conch!... I tell you I got the conch.’... Piggy lifted the white magic shell”
(Golding 180). Throughout
November 14 2014
Block 1
Ms.Garland
Superego Piggy In life, there are lots of rules we have to follow, from the time we are kids, and even when we grown up. That is because rules are necessary to maintain order in society. Society would not be able to function without rules, but too many rules isn’t a good thing either. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the young boys are stranded on an island with no adults, and no rules. Piggy, who represents the Freudian Superego to prove that having too many rules cause cause fights and prevent decisions from being made. The boys need some rules to be able to effectively function as a group on the island. The rules are symbolized by the conch shell. In the beginning of the book, the boys create rules using the conch shell. In the beginning of the book, the boys decide that “‘we can’t have too many people talking at once… I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he is speaking’” (Golding 33). Some rules are necessary, because children without grownups can get crazy, and to keep everything in order, they create the rule that the person with the conch has the right to speak. Later in the book, as the boys slowly become more savage, the boys begin to lose sight of the rules and civilization in general. Piggy says “‘I got the conch!... I got the right to speak’” (Golding 44). All the other boys were yelling and ignoring the rules, but Piggy’s responsibility as the superego is to think rationally, and make sure that everyone kept following
the rules so that chaos is avoided. As the superego of the group, rationality and logical thinking are treasured by Piggy. When the rules about the conch are established, “Piggy was standing cradling the great, cream shell” (Golding 32). Even when the rules are nearly inexistant Piggy shouted, “‘I got the conch!... I tell you I got the conch.’... Piggy lifted the white magic shell”
(Golding 180). Throughout