Who's To Blame For The Id?

A booming, demanding voice echoes throughout the courtroom, weaving through the cigar smoke wafting lazily in the air. Henry Turner, a corporate lawyer, paces before the judge’s grand podium, defending and arguing his case with confidence. Before him there lies a life of riches and ease, held afloat by the hefty salary of his job, blissfully unaware of the event that will shatter it. Regarding Henry documents the miraculous recovery Henry undergoes after a bullet pierces his brain, which had left him unable to walk, speak, or recall any of his past memories. Such brain damage had profoundly altered his personality, causing him to revert to his natural state, the Id. Previously, the Superego reigned his actions as he constantly fought for the
Selfish, spontaneous, and playful, the Id part of the human personality seldom has trouble expressing intense emotions. However, the Id is restricted by the Superego’s rules of morality and social construct, much like a parent with an unruly toddler. When the Id runs freely without the Superego to hinder it, it mirrors Henry and his actions. Henry reveals his first sign of Id before the gunshot, arguing a selfish case against a sickly man and angrily complaining about a table in his dining room, a rather childlike action. He then expresses fierce emotion by throwing a temper tantrum after rehabilitation, refusing to return home. Despite the outburst, he returns home, tossing pillows across the room in order to settle into bed the first night. The next morning begins with breakfast, where he tips over his juice without a second thought, an action society frowns upon. Days in the house begin to fly by, filled with actions fed by the Id. Henry has a burst of excitement from reading, hugging all the members of the house and shooting dish soap on the walls in the hype, illustrating the more playful Id. The selfish side shines as he reluctantly drops his daughter off at boarding school, and spontaneity exhibits itself as he buys a dog unexpectedly. The Id within Henry Turner unearths itself after the wound, flaunting its traits and characteristics within every action of the jovial
Rights and wrongs would be jumbled, a person would have no morals or ethics, and the concept of guilt would never exist. In other words, a person without a Superego is a psychopath. That is exactly what Henry is not, as the Superego continues to play a prominent role in his life. As a lawyer in his past mindset, he is the epiphany of the Superego, for he argues against the wrong and defends the right, keeping morals and ethics close to mind. The gunshot does not hinder his ability to exercise his Superego, despite the Id’s eminence. While accompanying his daughter to the library, Henry complies with the social construct of silence as he sits. As mentioned before, he is unwilling to allow his daughter head to boarding school, but allows it for he knows it is