From the definition of Dictionary.com, the superego is “the part of the personality representing the conscience, formed in early life by internalization of the standards of parents and other models of behavior.” The third and final stage of this personality theory develops at the age of 5 and throughout the rest of a child’s young life in response to parental punishment and approval. This is the last stage because “the superego is the moral part of us and develops due to the moral and ethical restraints placed on us by our caregivers. Many equate the superego with the conscience as it dictates our belief of right and wrong.” (Heffner, “Freud’s Structural and Topographical Model.”). . An example of the superego in youth is when a child learns to not hurt another child at school because the child knows they will get in trouble. “Violation of the superego’s standards results in feelings of guilt or anxiety and a need to atone for one’s actions.” (No author, “Superego”)
The Superego can be represented through The Accountant because there is strong evidence relating the two. The Accountant plays a major role in defining who the Company is and what type of people are involved in this operation. The Accountant symbolizes the Company through his pristine and unpractical fashion, the superiority he established over the natives, his desire to appear “morally spotless”, and the engagement he devotes to his work while representing the Company as they strive towards perfection and excellence.
The Accountant has a fairly negative impact on defining who the Company is; however, upon seeing the greedy actions of everyone else, the Accountant restrains himself from giving into this greedy consumption and does what he knows is right. This restraint from the Accountant was an unconscious and conscious action.
The Superego can be represented through The Accountant because there is strong evidence relating the two. The Accountant plays a major role in defining who the Company is and what type of people are involved in this operation. The Accountant symbolizes the Company through his pristine and unpractical fashion, the superiority he established over the natives, his desire to appear “morally spotless”, and the engagement he devotes to his work while representing the Company as they strive towards perfection and excellence.
The Accountant has a fairly negative impact on defining who the Company is; however, upon seeing the greedy actions of everyone else, the Accountant restrains himself from giving into this greedy consumption and does what he knows is right. This restraint from the Accountant was an unconscious and conscious action.