IDS,EGOS AND SUPEREGOS

The average human being has three qualities called the Id, Ego and Superego. The Id is what make us want to have things. If we have to go to the bathroom, the id would tell us to go to the bathroom or if we were tired, the id would tell us to sleep. The Ego is what make us get what we want in a more calmer way. If you saw someone with something you wanted, the ego would tell you to either ask to borrow it or get a job so you can by it. The Superego is tells us the difference between right and wrong. It tells us what rules to follow and what is good in our society. In the world the Id and Ego are the ones who compete with each other.

The movie Fight Club generally expresses the idea of the id, ego and superego. The of the plot is when the main character (played by Edward Norton) has a case of insomnia. He starts going to support groups by acting like he's a victim. But while at the support group, he meets Marla. Marla is faking to be a victim like him. While on airplane, Norton meets Tyler, a soap salesman. When the two meet outside a bar, Tyler tells Norton to punch him hard and the two start fighting which attracts attention and thus fight was born! At first fight club was just a secret place where people could fight each other, but over time it becomes a terrorist project. Later in the story we find out that Tyler is basically a figment of Norton's imagination. Because of this Everyone thinks that Norton is Tyler. Norton than discovers that Tyler is planing to blow up credit card buildings. In order to get rid of Tyler for good, Norton shoots himself. in the end Norton lives and wacthes the buildings explode while holding hands with Marla.

Norton's character can be described as the superego. Norton is the one who tries to get Tyler to shut down the terrorist project. He also tries to keep Marla safe after finding out the truth about what Tyler is. He does everything he can to stop Tyler from causing anymore damage. After fighting with Tyler, Norton decides to shoot himself and kill Tyler as well. This proves that Norton is the superego of the movie. He knows what is right and wrong.

Tyler's character can be describes as the id. Tyler used all sorts of inhumane tactics to get what he wants. Tyler doesn't even care who gets hurts in the process. One person died while working on the project. He ended up get killed when Norton shot himself. but the buildings that had the bombs in them exploded anyway, so Tyler kind of won.

Id and superego were the ones who were against each other in this movie. Norton was the superego and tyler was the id. this could be considered a conflict of good and evil. in this case it was a draw.