Good Vs. Evil
Good versus evil: the ultimate showdown throughout history is manifested in the mind as the id versus the superego. The problem with that fight is the same issue that occurs in the mind, that evil is only viewed as evil because the side of good says that it is. In the dystopian novels 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, the concept of good and evil is explored. The two novels contrast in their views of the best way to rule a society, with the World State in Brave New World aids the id in overcoming the superego, while on the other hand in 1984 society the superego has crushed the id.
Sigmund Freud, a psychologist that lived from 1856 to 1939, developed a tripartite model for the human psyche. A majority of his theories …show more content…
By making it a societal norm to take a drug to be happy, the superego is promoting soma. The effects of soma are the desires of the id. The happy-go-lucky feeling that is produced is one of the primal feelings desired by the id. Another way that the World State controls the population is through the lack of lasting relationships. People are encouraged to move on from partner to partner with their sexual escapades and never forge any personal bonds. This not only prevents people from becoming close enough to conspire against the government, but it also prevents them from feeling strong emotions such as love. The final way that the World Controllers use the id and superego in tandem to oppress the people of the World State is through the idea of immediate gratification. Not only does “everyone belong to everyone else,” (Citation needed) but they also believe that immediate gratification leads to strong emotions that are undesirable. The Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning told Bernard that: “Alphas are so conditioned that they do not have to be infantile in their emotional behaviour. But that is all the more reason for their making a special effort to conform. It is their duty to be infantile, even against their inclination. (Huxley Page 98)” The infantile behavior that he is talking about is the manifestation of the id. The World Controllers use the superego and the id to control the World State.
The society in 1984 uses a different method of controlling its society. It uses the superego as a weapon to crush the id into submission. It does this through the Anti-Sex league, the fear of Big Brother, and the censure and erasure of political
Sigmund Freud, a psychologist that lived from 1856 to 1939, developed a tripartite model for the human psyche. A majority of his theories …show more content…
By making it a societal norm to take a drug to be happy, the superego is promoting soma. The effects of soma are the desires of the id. The happy-go-lucky feeling that is produced is one of the primal feelings desired by the id. Another way that the World State controls the population is through the lack of lasting relationships. People are encouraged to move on from partner to partner with their sexual escapades and never forge any personal bonds. This not only prevents people from becoming close enough to conspire against the government, but it also prevents them from feeling strong emotions such as love. The final way that the World Controllers use the id and superego in tandem to oppress the people of the World State is through the idea of immediate gratification. Not only does “everyone belong to everyone else,” (Citation needed) but they also believe that immediate gratification leads to strong emotions that are undesirable. The Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning told Bernard that: “Alphas are so conditioned that they do not have to be infantile in their emotional behaviour. But that is all the more reason for their making a special effort to conform. It is their duty to be infantile, even against their inclination. (Huxley Page 98)” The infantile behavior that he is talking about is the manifestation of the id. The World Controllers use the superego and the id to control the World State.
The society in 1984 uses a different method of controlling its society. It uses the superego as a weapon to crush the id into submission. It does this through the Anti-Sex league, the fear of Big Brother, and the censure and erasure of political