Id Ego Superego In A Long Way Gone

My friends and I even had battles against my older brother and his group of friends who literally thought they were the real members of the boy band, N’Sync. This goes to show exactly how young and innocent Ishmael and his friends really were.

Freaud outlined the topics of which he believed that three elements known as “id, ego, and super ego”(33) develop during childhood. In his words “The ID is the screaming infint demanding immediate pleasure”(33) and he identified Ego as something that develops to deal with the reality that immediate gratification is not always possible, which this happens as the infinite learns she is separate from the world and and it is impossible for her to control her surrounding. It is also mentioned that “Superego develops aound age 6 and is the demanding conscience that dictates what “should” and “should not” be done.

One of the cases that showed Ismael ongoing struggle with trust in people was when he was saved. This struggle was prominently seen when he was approached by his nurse who was trying to help him. He got help from the UNICEF because the lieutenant handed Ishmael to them. When the lieutenant gave him away to the UNICEF he felt betrayed because he was the only one Ishmael trusted. Ishmael nurse was Esther and everytime she tries to help him he wouldn’t cooperate. He didn’t trust the nurse because for his whole life he wouldn’t trust anyone because he thought if someone wants to friends they only want to exploit one another.

The ego is the mediator between the id and the circumstances of the external world to aid their interaction. The ego represents reason in contrast to the id. Freud called the ego ich, which translates to English as “I”. The ego follows the reality principal. The ego does not exist independently of the id. The ego exists to help the id, and is constantly striving to bring about satisfaction of the id’s instincts. If the ego fails to keep a balance with the id and superego, a person may have difficulty

theory of the Superego, the Ego and the Id. The Id is the centre of

Ishmael shows that he is all of these poor qualities because he spends most of his time making himself microscopic to Barry Bagsley, the school bully. Ishmael does not put his hand up knowing Barry will mock and ridicule him. This demonstrates that Ishmael is panic stricken whenever it comes to facing Barry or when- ever he is in sight. Ishmael does not dare to go near Barry on the yard knowing that he will endure taunts and a variety of insults. When Ishmael states “Sometimes I couldn't even recognize myself” (p. 21) It makes evident that Ishmael’s self esteem is immensely affected by Barry in class and on the school

Ego was symbolized as a “Man’s self mind or the conceptual faculty of reasoning” (Ayn Rand). The conceptual faculty of reason was what lead to a man's emotions. In seeing one’s own actions it gave motivation and goals to the individual. However, “Egoism should be distinguished from egotism, which means a psychological overvaluation of one’s own importance, or of one’s own activities”(Alexander Moseley).

In chapter 9, he says that, “It was a calm walk along the sand, since we didn’t except trouble in this part of the country. We chased and wrestled each other in the sand, played somersault and running games. We even bundled up Alhaji’s old shirt and tied a rope around it to make a soccer ball. We then played a game, and each time one of us scored a goal, he would celebrate with a soukous dance. We shouted, laughed, and dang our secondary-school songs” (59). This shows Ishmael and his friends becoming children one more time. For an instance they had forgotten everything around them. At first they were scared of the ocean, they feared the crashing waves on the shore, and show their inexperience. This scene is powerful because it shows what his life would have been if he hadn’t been dragged into the

While Ishmael is feeling

Ishmael is initially sicken by the acts of war but as he is continue to see people killed in front of him and fed drugs it became the new normal. Ishmael becomes desensitize about the situation and accepts the challenge. He was told that if he didn’t want to kill he would not be giving rations. “They have lost everything that makes them human,” (108) he was told and killing them would be his chances to help get rid of a great evil. A young child can easily be manipulated into thinking that he is doing the right thing. Everything is knew was destroyed and he now was building a new

The reader could likely relate to at least some of the situations Ishmael faces. One can relate to hunger around the world that put many people in starvation. Hunger is a serious problems because numerous people are facing it every day. Ishmael describes in chapter 4 in detail “we got hungrier day after day, to the point that their stomachs were hurting and their vision blurring at times” (27). This is the effects of starvation when food gets scarce or when food is not abundant. Ishmael and his friends stole food from various people in order to fight starvation and survive the day to day journey.

The Austrian neurologist and father of modern psychology, Sigmund Freud, believed that the psyche could be divided into three constructs. These divisions aren’t physical parts of the brain but rather hypothetical separations. Freud’s Psychic Apparatus, as he called it, consists of what are known as the Id, the Ego, and the Superego. These constructs help the mind avoid pain or displeasure in everyday life. Stephen Dobyns takes an interesting perspective on these constructs in his poem “How to Like it”.

The “id” is the part of a personality that contains a person's primitive impulses, such as thirst, anger, hunger and the desire for instant gratification and release. Freud believed that the “id” is based on our pleasure principle, so whatever the “id” wants at that time to feel good, it will do it, with no regard or consideration for the reality of the situation. According to Freud, the “id” presents the unconscious, instinctive aspect of the personality that serves to relieve pain and tension through reflec and primary process," (Emmett and Veeder, 231). Alex freely acts out on his “id” desires through committing violent acts with

According to Freud’s Psychoanalytical theory, the ego serves as a balancing force between the id and super ego. The healthy development of each of these components relies on having positive interaction with one’s parents throughout the first years of life. If a child grows up in a chaotic home, it is likely that their development, according to the Psychoanalytic theory, will suffer. Nathan’s upbringing was filled with turbulence and instability as a result of his parents abusive relationship and mother’s mental illness. Freud’s theory notes that the id is the first to develop and represents the impulsive and instinctual portion of the unconscious mind. As the child progresses through their development, their ego and, subsequently, super

Ones ego functioning is never completely independent from either the demand of ones basic drives or ones external environment (Brogan 229). The Protagonist, Dorian Gray, is an innocent, well-cultured and incredibly beautiful young gentleman, but after his meets Lord Henry and is seduced by Lord Henrys philosophy of pleasure, the wild desires inside him are aroused, causing conflicts between his id, ego and superego.