The human brain is a complex structure that is the center of all things in man. Freud, a profound thinker in the psychological world, studied the way our brain works according to the environments that surround us and the way we act on our emotions. One of his most renowned theories is his concept of the Id, the Ego, and the superego. He compared the human mind to a glacier in the arctic sea. The Id is, “under the water,” not affected by the cultural expectations and influences. Basically the Id reacts on impulses without reasoning through the pros and cons of the actions. The moderator, or the middleman, is the ego. Its job is to satisfy the wants of the Id, but in a safe, healthy way with more consideration of the reactants before acting. …show more content…
The superego, or the moral compass of our minds, takes the aspects and values of society into consideration before acting upon any impulse. Once Henry leaves the rehabilitation facility, he must try to discover the man he was before. As he slowly starts to learn about his past life, he finds himself discovering a new way of life. Before Henry’s accident, he did not associate morals with his field of work. When he starts back to work, he begins reading old case files, including Mr. Matthews’s case, the one that he withheld information found from the court, and slowly starts to remorse in his previous decisions regarding the case, henceforth, changing his future actions in his work. After reading and reading and reading, Henry acts on his superego, and takes the evidence to the Matthews family in hopes of them being able to gain back some of what they lose in the case. Henry knows that presenting this folder of testimonies would eventually be taken back to court leading his previous employer into a battle in the courts that will present no positive outcomes fir their firm or the party they are defending. He acted on his superego. He knew that what he had done, regarding the case, in the past was not morally correct, so he acted on his superego to improve the situation caused by his Id impulses. Notwithstanding his past, henry changes his is