1. Full Summary - Lord of the Flies
Ralph hides in a thicket and falls asleep. ... A group of boys tries to fight their way into the thicket, but Ralph fends them off. ... Suddenly, Ralph looks up to see a naval officer standing over him. ... Others approached Lord of the Flies through the theories of the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, who taught that the human mind was the site of a constant battle among different impulses-the id (instinctual needs and desires), the ego (the conscious, rational mind), and the superego (the sense of conscience and morality). ... They choose Ralph as their leader, and Ralph appoints another boy, ...
- Word Count: 11237
- Approx Pages: 45
- Grade Level: High School