Heart of Darkness Socratic Discussion

In my socratic discussion, I found specifically the topics that we covered the most interesting. While we not only debated on whether man is inherently good or evil, we also mainly debated on whether people should release or restrain their id. It was interesting to see personally what people thought about humanity; while many see the good in every human being, some are more pessimistic and rational about humanity. Moreover, the most conflict occurred when talking about the id. Obviously people can not freely express their id when they desire or chaos would ensue. However, as seen with a lot of personal breakdowns, holding in all emotions can unfortunately cause anybody to harm other members of society. Ultimately, my own personal take on it after the discussion is that people need to release a small extent of their id to not fully repress all emotions; furthermore, rather than releasing horrible realities to society, people that are struggling may be able to express their emotions through more peaceful and well-mannered actions.