Monday, June 8, 2009

"Cat in the hat"

In the book "The Cat in the Hat" the cat is mostly dominated by the character id. The cat is a example of a id because when he first appear in the book all he want to do is have fun. In the beginning he did not care what anyone think. He plays by his own rules and never gives a second thought to his action. He just want to impress everyone which no one is but then he just does whatever he thinks is fun. One example of his indirect act is when he tries to show off the narrator and to Sally. That was when he hopped on the ball and start putting things on top of each other. When that failed everything came crumpling down and the cat made a mess. Than he did not even clean it too he just left it there. When the fish told the cat to leave the cat ignore the fish and told the narrator and Sally that he got something that is more fun. All the thing the cat could think of is just to have fun nothing else matter to him. After the ball and the mess he brought in a big box with thing 1 and thing 2 in it and then they trash the house even more. The cat brought them in but did not take responsible for his action and when things became out of control he just stand and watch. At last he finally leaves because he somehow knows that he was unwanted in the narrator and Sally house. Then he suddenly changes into a superego and cleans all of the mess for the narrator and Sally. After that being said the cat was still a id throughout most of the book because he did what he want and did not think about the consequences that will be put on him or anyone else. This remind me of my own family because when my parents not home my older brother take charge and he force us to do what he want. Than make a big mess after that than me and the younger one has to take control and force him down but then he clean after his own mess too. Then again in the book on page 18 the cat engages in “Up-Up-Up with the fish” an activity that involves the cat standing on a ball while balancing seven objects. Later in the book, the cat releases two “things” that flies kites inside the house. This explain that the activities are outrageous, dangerous and should not be play in the house. This is a example of the cat being a id because he do not concern about rules that is related to safety and appropriateness and only knows how to have fun.

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