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“’You let the fire go out.’… ‘We needed meat.’” As time progressed, the personalities of Ralph and Jack revealed what needs were important to each character. Although being a microcosm of the human society, the island in The Lord of the Flies is also a macrocosm of a human mind. The Id, Ego, and Superego, which Freud believed to be components of an individual’s brain, are divided into separate persons, specifically Jack, Ralph, and Piggy. The Id, the irrational, emotional, and unconscious part of one’s mind, is obviously represented by Jack. Throughout the novel, Jack displays his unwillingness to cooperate with Ralph or Piggy, and his innate desire to hunt, dance, and generally to satisfy himself. While ignoring Ralph’s requests to keep the signal fire ablaze, Jack finds ways to fulfill his basic needs, hunger and amusement, like by hunting for pigs. As he is caught up in the excitement and fun, he shows his inability to see past his animalistic needs and disregards Ralph and Piggy, or the Ego and Superego. Freud’s main idea of the Id was the seeking of