Freudian allegory lord of the flies assignment

Ralph would like to swim and hunt but he knows that building a shelter would be more beneficial to their survival. He also says that the fire is the most important thing on the island 80) and doesn’t believe that they can be rescued by luck if they do not keep the fire going . The fire is also a symbol of how the boys were still civilized. As the fire starts to go out, the boys become less civilized and start to become more primitive, like the old personality type. Ralph begins to lose his power as he and all the other boys start to become more irrational.

Even though Ralph is the representation of the Ego, he allowed the old personality to take over him, “ The desire to squeeze and hurt was over-mastering” (1 1 6), when he attacked Simon. When Ralph begins to lose his control, Jack becomes the leader of they boys. With the old being in control, there is no authoritative ego and the civilization on the island begins to break down. Jack is only concerned about power and instant gratification; he doesn’t feel anything for other people and feels only a need to hunt and nothing else.