Psychological Analysis of Lord of the Flies Sigmund

Psychological Analysis of Lord of the Flies

Sigmund Freud: Father of Psychiatry £ First Use of “The Couch” £ Felt That Infancy Shaped People £ Obsessed With Breast Feeding & Toilet Training

Each Person Carried Within Himself/Herself Three Basic Parts Of Personality

ID… £ Born with our “Id” £ Allows us to get our basic needs met (I. e. food) £ Based on the pleasure principle (if it feels good, do it) £ Doesn’t care about reality or the needs of others (baby cries in the middle of the night)

Let go of my “Ego” £ First five years of life £ Based on reality principle £ Realization that other people have needs, desires £ You can hurt by trying to fulfill impulses £ Ego must take care of id while taking reality into account

Superego £ Ages 5 and up £ Moral part of human beings £ Similar to conscience £ Develops due to moral and ethical restraints by caregivers £ Knows/Wants to do what is right

Healthy Person: Ego is the Strongest Is able to 1) Satisfy id 2) Not violate the superego 3) Stay connected to the reality of the situation

Id TOO Strong • Behavior based on selfgratification • Impulses cannot be controlled

Superego Too Strong £ Person directed by rigid code of morals. £Unbending and Judgmental

Kiersey: Theory of Personality £ People are different. They want different things (opposed to Freud) £ We perceive difference as madness, badness, stupidity > and flaws. £ 1962 - Myers & Briggs developed personality test: takes behaviors and attitudes and translates them into personality type. 4 basic types.

Rational £ Planning £ Inventing £ Confident £ Strong willed £ Practical £ Seeking Knowledge £ Live in the present £ 5 -7% of population £ Examples: Einstein, Mc. Arthur, Napoleon, Walt Disney, Lincoln. £ Often drawing to science, strategy

Idealist £ Diplomatic £ Sympathetic £ Ethical £ Intuitive £ Romantic £ Future- Driven £ Spiritual £ Teaching others £ 8 -10% £ Examples: Gandhi (seeking peace), Eleanor Roosevelt (champion of the underdog)

Guardians £ Protecting £ Supervising £ Reliable £ Responsible £ Helpful £ Seek security £ Concerned about the future £ Conforming as children £ 40 -45% of the population £ Examples: George Washington, Colin Powell, Queen Elizabeth,

Artisan £ Daring £ Spontaneous £ Adaptable £ Physically gifted £ Live in the now £ Permissive £ Play oriented £ Want to be where the action is £ 35 -40% of the population £ Examples: Picasso, Hemmingway, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Lindbergh, Mozart