Cat In The Hat

The fish is the character I am going to talk about from the book "Cat in the Hat". I think the fish would best fit under the category of Superego. The fish wouldn't fit under Ego or Id because the fish always tells the kids to tell the cat to go away so that the house would be clean when their mom gets back from where ever she went.The fish ism also seen as a babysitter for the kids while the mom is out. This is why i think that the fish would best fit under the category of Superego and not the other two.

An example of this is through the fish's speech. In the beginning on page 11, when the cat first came into the kid's house, the fish says to the kids that "No! No! Make that cat go away! Tell the Cat in the Hat you do NOT want to play. He should not be about. He should not be here, When your mother is out!" This shows that the fish feels responsible or in charge of the kids when their mother is out and he doesn't want them to allow the Cat in the Hat to come in the house and ruin it for their mom. It also shows that the fish wants to follow the rule that was already set by the kid's mother. The rule is that the house has to be clean when the mom isn't home. Another example of this is through the fish's effects on other people. On page 25, the fish says "...You SHOULD NOT be here when our mother is not. You get out of this house!" The fish plays a role that is simliar to a cop or a babysitter. He makes sure everything is in place or in check for the kids. Even though he does so no one seems to care until the end when everything is already messed up.

"No! No! Make that cat go away! Tell the Cat in the Hat you do NOT want to play. He should not be about. He should not be here, When your mother is out!" This example shows that he feels like an "adult" and feels responsible for everything the kids do to the house. This is why he wants the kids to get rid of the cat. "...You SHOULD NOT be here when our mother is not. You get out of this house!" This quote shows that the fish is kind of playing a role of a cop or a babtsitter. He wants the house to be clean and spotless when their mom gets back from where ever. After many times of yelling at the cat and kids they finally listen. By this time the house is messy already.

The fish is an Superego character who wants to always follow the rules. Through out the whole book, he spends most of his time telling the kids to tell the Cat in the Hat that they do not want to play and he should get out of their house. He thinks of everyone around them and therefore that is why i think he is Superego and not Ego or Id.