Reflect on Thursday’s “Plane Crash” activity. What was interesting about your classmates’ behavior? What surprised you? What behaviors would you have predicted? Why did you behave the way you did?

by William Golding

 Not to see if you could get off the island  Psychological experiment to discover the ids, egos and superegos within the class

Sir William Golding –1911 –1993  1939 –was a secondary school teacher  During WWII, he helped sink the Bismarck and landed at Normandy.  1945 –resumed teaching, began writing  1954 –LotF published  The boys are on the island because their fathers launched an evil, atomic war.

 Golding’s view of the world post-WWII  Human nature is inherently evil and violent  This attitude reflects the general mood of pessimism in the post-war years  He believed in the mythic fall of humankind from innocence  Baseness over rationalism  Schools and civilizations are ineffective to reverse the savagery of humans in times of challenge

Sigmund Freud ( )  Interested in the unconscious  Studied dreams  Thought there were 3 main forces within humans that are responsible for our behaviors  Id, ego, superego

Unconscious, animal self  Center or reservoir of instinctual drives  Ex: biological urges, wishes  Dominated by the pleasure principle  Immediate gratification, no concern for consequences  “I see your money in your gym locker, I want it, so I take it.”  Freud says the Id is driven by the libido, or creative, sexual force

Conscious self, “I”  Formed at birth  Learns to modify behaviors by controlling socially unacceptable impulses  Ex: “I’m a good person, so I should turn in my friend who stole money from the gym locker.”  Mediates between the Id and Superego

 Conscious self image, positive ego, ego ideal  Works automatically, unconsciously  Modifies, inhibits the Id impulses that produce antisocial thoughts, feelings, actions  “If I don’t turn in my friend, I’ve really helped them steal the money, and stealing is wrong and against the rules.”  Develops as a child grows and accepts the values and standards presented to them by…  Parents  society

 Draw a picture of either Id, Ego, or Superego in action. Caption your drawing with a statement that proves you get motivation that comes from the id, ego, or superego.  Read and highlight anything interesting in the Vogue Book of Etiquette for Tuesday