Transcript Psychological Analysis of Lord of the Flies

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: The 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,
McArthur, 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