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Sigmund Freud In Brave New World: Id, Superego, And Ego

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Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist, constructed a theory in which a person's mind is separate into 3 parts which Aldous Huxley took advantage of and used it in his novel Brave New World: id, superego, and ego. These three parts, according to Freud, come together and create one’s personality and behavior. In Freud’s theory, the id is the innermost, unconscious aggressive and sexual desires and ideas; also, the id tries to fulfill those urges, and it provides the energy that is needed to manage one’s personality. On the other hand, the superego is the complete opposite from the I.d. The superego, the last part to be developed in one’s personality, is responsible for sensing right from wrong in someone's conscious and unconscious state. The

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