Sigmund Freud, for instance, remained focused on unconscious motives that dictate human behavior and developed the theories of the id, ego, and the superego. ... Lanyon portray the id, ego, and superego respectively. ... Lanyon, the epitome of the superego, is a skeptical, rational, and highly respected doctor in London, who happens to disagree with Dr. ... Lanyon is the personification of not only Freud's superego, but also the Victorian society itself. ... Lanyon's emphasis on the rational make him not only the embodiment of the Superego, but Victorian society also. ...

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