Pyscho babble bullshit lol....

The Cat in the Hat....



So lets see. Is the Cat dominated by the id, the ego or the superego? After reading the story and analyzing his behavior, I would say that for most of the story he is dominated by the id, but in the end the superego takes control. Right in the beginning of the story, when the cat arrives it is clear that his goal is fun, and nothing will stop him. Even though the fish protests The Cat's game of "UP, UP,UP" he still does it because it is fun for him. He makes a huge mess and doesn't really care. He just moves on to the next destructive "fun" game. I think he was also fueled by the protests from the fish and the utter non responsiveness from the children. All of this is just more fun. Next he brings out Thing One and Thing Two and they destroy the house even more. The Cat thinks that this is absolute fun and does not understand why no one else does. I do think the id is in control, but it is only because the cat has a much different ideal of fun than others. The ways he acts in a total self indulgent way dumbfounds the children and effects their choices. They cannot figure out what to do for most of the story and then the narrator finally steps in and makes it stop. The cat suddenly realizes he is being controlled by a selfish side and looks very upset. He leaves and comes back almost immediately to clean up his mess. His conscience steps in and he is now controlled by the superego. Since the id is like the devil, and the superego is like the angel you can tell that he is now leaning more towards the good side and realizing the effect he has on others. The fish's expression when the cat comes back is no a joyous one, because the cat is finally doing something he approves of. Also the children are relieved, because once the mess is cleaned up and he leaves their mom comes home and doesn't notice anything is wrong. He has now made everything right and even had fun still. The Cat is now an "angel" to their eyes.