Psychological Aspects of Lord of the Flies
Sigmund Freud’s Basic Elements of Personality SUPEREGO EGO ID
ID Dominated by the PLEASURE PRINCIPLE Demands immediate gratification of desires regardless of undesirable effects Equated with the unconscious (“Id”)
EGO Dominated by the REALITY PRINCIPLE Evolves from id Suppresses inappropriate desires (“Ego”)
SUPEREGO Dominated by morality, spirituality, ethical principle Serves as the censor on the ego’s functions Comprises the ideals derived from the values of family and society The source of guilt and fear of punishment (“Superego”)
Lawrence Kohlberg’s Levels and Stages of Moral Development Preconventional Morality Conventional Morality Postconventional Morality (“Kohlberg’s Levels and Stages”)
Preconventional Morality Moral value resides in a person’s own needs and wants Stage 1 Obedience and Punishment Orientation Moral judgment is motivated by a need to avoid punishment Stage 2 Instrumental-Relativist Orientation Moral judgment is motivated by a need to satisfy own desires (“Kohlberg’s Levels and Stages”)
Conventional Morality Moral values reside in performing good or right roles, in maintaining the convention order, and in pleasing others Stage 3 “Good Boy/Girl” Orientation Moral judgment is motivated by a need to avoid rejection or disapproval from others Stage 4 Law and Order Orientation Moral judgment is motivated by a need to not be criticized by a true authority figure (“Kohlberg’s Levels and Stages”)
Postconventional Morality Moral values reside in principles. Stage 5 Legalistic Orientation Moral judgment is motivated by community respect for all, respecting social order, and living under legally determined law Stage 6 Universal, Ethical Orientation Moral judgment is motivated by one’s own conscience (“Kohlberg’s Levels and Stages”)
Simon Piggy Ralph Jack/Roger
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