1. Coming of Age Novel Survival Loss of Innocence
Unit 1
Coming of Age Novel
Survival
Loss of Innocence

2. Coming of Age?
Definition:
In this unit we will focus on two coming of age novels that deal with:
Survival
Loss of Innocence

3. Lord of the Flies By William Golding Set in year 1954
Dystopia vs. Utopia
British boys stranded on deserted island
Attempt to govern themselves

4. Sigmund Freud Austrian Neurologist
Developed idea of Id, Ego, and Superego
These are the our 3 levels of psyche
All theoretical

5. Id Present at birth Part of brain that is entirely unconscious
Driven by instant/immediate satisfaction of desires, wants, and needs
IF not met/gratified immediately=state of anxiety/tension
Example: Hunger/thirst produce immediate attempt to eat/drink

7. Ego Deals with reality-what is actually going to happen
Occurs in conscious and unconscious
Strives to satisfy Id, but in societal/realistic accepted ways
Weighs pros and cons

8. Superego Responsible for morals and ideals
Strives to perfect and civilize our behavior
Also present in conscious and unconscious
This is the ideal-tries to keep Id happy, while having the Ego aim for ideal/perfect solution

9. Interaction and Relevance
Key to healthy psyche is balance between all 3 parts
Characters in LOF will present these 3 parts
Your job is to detect which parts of the psyche they are ruled by
How does knowing about 3 parts of psyche play into loss of innocence?
What do I mean by loss of innocence?