What Is The Superego In Regarding Henry

In the movie Regarding Henry, Henry goes through a traumatic event that changes his life forever. Throughout the film, he is constantly battling between his id and superego. I would have to say, though there are good and bad sides to both, that his natural state before his accident was his id. On the good side of his id, Henry is playful and knows what he needs and wants. Because Henry wanted cigarettes so bad, he was willing to put his life at risk to get them. In the act, he got shot in the head and lost almost all recollection of everything. As he starts to gain memory back by therapy, the playful side of him comes back out. For instance, during breakfast his daughter, Rachel, knocks over her orange juice and to make her feel better about it, he knocked his over too. Another example would be when Rachel is trying to do her homework at the library and Henry crumbles up the paper and begins to throw it at her. However, on the other side of his id, he is more selfish. Henry had wanted to his daughter to attend school around his house so he could see her daily rather than having her at a boarding school better with academics. In this situation, he is selfish by doing what he wanted for himself rather than what was best for Rachel. His id is what helped him decide what he wants and what he needs
The good side to this is that it makes the decisions and does so responsibly. When Henry was in the hospital, he did not want to leave Bradley, but he figured that going home would have been the best thing to do for his family. The bad is very stern. This shows with him when he had found out that people working the case were being dishonest and he wanted to make it clear everyone knew they were lying. Finally, when Henry did tell them they told him to be quiet. Henry had to stay strict, so that he could make the right decision. Although, in this case the bad of his superego helped in making a good