Regarding Henry Essay

Freud’s identification of the three aspects of human personality, are Id, Ego, and Superego. The Id is described as instinctual and behavioral urges. It operates on the “pleasure principle”. The Ego is the rational, decision-making part of a human’s personality. It operates on the “reality principle”. Last but not least, the Superego is the source of conscience that inhibits the socially undesirable impulses of the Id. It operates on the “moral principle”. Both the Id and Superego are displayed by Henry in the movie, “Regarding Henry”. His natural state however, is predominantly the Superego. Some of Henry’s actions in the movie can be classified as him acting on his Id. For instance, his affair with Linda. If Henry had thought that out rationally, then hopefully he would have realized it was a fallacious act. He acted on pleasure simply due to the fact he did not feel the same passion or love with his wife, Sarah. Another act of Henry portraying his Id occurs when he buys the puppy. Henry waltzed out of the apartment doors
This includes when Linda tells Henry of their affair. Henry immediately realizes infidelity is wrong and breaks it off with her. He is focused on doing right by his beloved wife, Sarah. He thinks of his wife’s feelings and decides on the spot he needs to end things. In addition to that scene, when Henry gives the plaintiff the paperwork to go back to court to win their case against the hospital also shows his Superego side. Henry re-read the case file and saw something that caught his eye. He read that the patient did tell the nurse about his condition, but the nurse failed to write it down. Henry figured out that he helped the hospital win the case and he took the paperwork to prove that the hospital was obviously in the wrong, and gave it to the plaintiff. This shows his morals are in the right place, so he can do the right thing for the right