The Psychoanalysis of 1984The social structure of George Orwell's 1984 is based on Freud's map of the mind and the struggles between the id, the ego and the superego. The minds of these individuals living in this society are trained to think in a certain way. Freud's theory of psychoanalysis can be applied to Orwell's 1984. Using Freud's psychoanalytic approach, the main character of 1984, Winston Smith, is portrayed as one who goes against the Party's ideas. From a Freudian point of view, the character of Winston represents a mind in which the id is the driving force and where the ego and superego are poorly developed according to the views of the Party. Freud describes the psychoanalytic process as something that is normally used to treat patients with metallic disorders and, in the eyes of the group, Winston is seen as someone suffering from a mental disorder. The procedure that Winston undergoes directly parallels Freud's psychoanalytic process. Early on, Orwell shows Winston's id taking over when he first decides to write in a diary. During his fit of rebellion, Winston's id unconsciously forces him to write “Down with Big Brother” in his diary. Winston's repressed id drives him to act on his ultimate thoughts and desires without filtering them through the ego and superego. Winston's ID momentarily makes him believe that he is outsmarting the Party, however once he realizes what he has done, Winston's poorly developed superego begins to take over and he is quickly overwhelmed by the idea who will be captured. From a Freudian perspective, Winston's constant anxiety of being discovered stimulates the id which further pushes him to rebel against Big Brother. In Freud's psychoanalytic process he explains how dreams can lead... to the center of the card... he sees the Party. "Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia! Not me! Julia! I don't care what you do to her. Rip her face off, strip her to the bone. Not me! Julia! Not me!" (Part 3, Chapter 5). Winston's mind is considered healed the moment she turns to the one person she truly loves. At the end of the novel, Orwell describes Winston as a recovered patient who has overcome his metal sickness. “He had conquered himself: he loved Big Brother” (Part 3, Chapter 6). Both Freud and Orwell break down the components of a person's mind in the same way. Orwell's character, Winston, depicts the different parts of the human mind as described by Freud. In Orwell's 1984, he discovers the same components of the human mind seen by Freud, the instinctive drive of the Id, the perceptions and actions of the Ego and the censorship imposed by the morality of the Superego..