Lord of the Flies

How does the psychoanalytic criticism apply to JACK in chapter 6?

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 As I mentioned before, I am not a clinician. Still Jack lets his "id" completely smother any "super-ego" he might have had. He begins to detach himself from his former identity to become the snarling controlling masochist we see by the end of the story. He is driven by his primal desires to hunt and control all the boys. Jack calls for a hunt, but Piggy says that they should stay there, for the beast may not want to approach them on the beach. In response to Jack's belligerence, Piggy points out that only he has the right to speak because he is holding the conch. Jack responds that they no longer need the conch. Ralph becomes exasperated at Jack, accusing him of not wanting to be rescued, and Jack takes a swing at him. .