Sigmund Freud's Theory of Psychoanalytic CriticismWhat dominates your personality? Have you ever wondered what makes us behave a certain way? In 1900 Sigmund Freud developed the structural model of personality. In his well-developed theory called Psychoanalytic Criticism, Sigmund Freud stated that there are three parts to our mind. Freud published two books that introduced the public to the unconscious mind. We are all born with our ID. It is the part of the personality that contains our primitive impulses. The id is based on our pleasure principle and contains all of our basic desires and feelings. The second part of the personality is the ego. The ego maintains a balance between our Id and the Superego. The ego's job is to satisfy the desires of our being while still taking into account the true reality of the situation. The last part of our personality is the Superego, which develops when we are five years old. The Superego is the part of our personality that represents our conscience. Freud concluded that the principled part of us develops because of the moral and ethical restrictions placed by our parents. Each person's identity and personality contains an ID, an ego, and a superego that are used every day. However, we are all dominated by our Id, Ego and Superego. This domination is a reflection of the environment in which we grew up. In William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies, the boys must survive alone on the island where their plane landed. Kids must rely on their Ids, Egos, and Superegos if they want to be saved. Piggy knows right and wrong and always follows what his conscience tells him. Piggy's superego is a direct representation of the way he was raised in... middle of paper... all have different functions that together create our personality. Our personality is similar to a movie. A film needs all the scenes for it to flow and appeal to others. However, there is always a certain scene that dominates. Our personality is made up of three different parts that make us behave the way we do. One part of our personality dominates the others. Piggy was dominated by his superego. He knew right from wrong and always followed his conscience. Piggy's superego caused conflicts on the island that could not be fully resolved. Our ID, ego and superego influence society. Piggy's personality and beliefs influence the other characters in the novel. Everyone has a different personality made up of impulses, feelings and conscience. Freud's theory forever changed the way we analyze others as well as ourselves.