A Freudian Analysis of the Ode to the Death of a Favorite Cat (Favorite)"Ode to the Death of a Cat favorite" can be a poem that represents a sexist view of women while identifying the three psychological entities; the id, the ego and the superego. The cat in the poem represents the human female. Throughout the poem, she is referred to as "she" and identified with sexist traits similar to those of women. These traits are laziness, the need for shiny and pretty objects, and an unquenchable desire for material goods. Just as the cat is attracted to the goldfish, a woman's attention is attracted to this glittering metal. Just like line 24 says, "What woman's heart can gold despise?" » The cat's desire for the glittering fish ultimately results in its death. This is similar to what happens to a woman if her desires are left unchecked. This cat has nothing in his life that stops him from doing his crazy thing. A woman needs a man to put her on the right path. If she is left to her own devices it will mean her end, at least that is what the poem implies about women. In the end, a universal moral is introduced that can be applied to the human world: "Whatever does not tempt your wandering eyes and careless hearts is not a rightful prize, nor is everything that shines with gold." » (lines 40-42) This then leads to a perfect comparison of women and men as two psychological entities, the id and the superego. Since the cat in the poem is so consumed by his desire that he impulsively acts on his greed and is a representation of the human woman, then obviously women can be seen as representations of Id. They act impulsively on their desires and eventually, like the cat, become consumed by those desires if left unchecked. This is where the man comes in. Men must be there and act as the Superego that restrains a woman's natural desire for material gain. Since both represent a different entity respectively, then obviously the union of man and woman must be the ego. A balance between the two. A woman's desire for material gains and a man's natural penchant for law and order. This then brings up the idea that certain human traits can be identified not only as masculine and feminine traits, but also as things that are naturally inclined to the superego and the id..