Analysis Of ' Lord Of The Flies '

He also sees hunting as a need, even though it is not. “You could have had everyone when the shelters were finished. But you had to hunt...You didn 't ought to have let that fire out. You said you 'd keep the smoke going... ' " (Golding 100). He even goes out hunting and neglects to tend to the fire, which goes out, inhibiting Ralph from signaling a passing ship for their rescue. He went hunting and didn 't think about the consequences of his actions. Lastly, Jack ambushes Ralph’s campsite in search of Piggy’s glasses because he needs them to make fire. He acted upon his first savage instinct instead of thinking through a solution that wouldn 't hurt Ralph’s group. He could have just asked to borrow the glasses or a stick from Ralph’s fire, but instead he uses violence to hurt Ralph’s tribe and take away Piggy’s vision. Jack acts upon impulses and only wants to help himself and doesn 't care about others. He also doesn 't think about how his actions could have negative consequences for him or for others. For these reasons, Jack is a great representation of the id personality. The second personality type is the ego. Ralph is a character that demonstrates a lot of ego. According to Freud, “the ego is the rational, pragmatic part of our personality. It is less primitive than the id and is partly conscious and partly unconscious. It 's what