Effective Leadership In William Golding's Lord Of The Flies

A good leader is one who knows how to lead with control and has strong leader characteristics. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, some readers support the fact that Jack was a better leader than Ralph, but others feel that Ralph was the better leader. Although many supporters feel that Ralph is the best leader, it is evident that Jack is the better leader because he can effortlessly control the group on the island.

Why is leadership so important to the characters in Lord of the Flies? All societies need a leader, and Lord of the Flies is no different; this book is all about a group of boys stranded on an island after a plane crash. There are only boys, no adults, just boys. To stop the boys going insane and causing havoc, it is important to have someone who is on a higher level than everyone else; someone who can set order, someone who earns respect and trust and someone who can handle the pressure of building up from embryonic stages. In Lord of the Flies there are two boys who rise from the group and want to take charge. However, being a leader isn’t just about setting rules and telling people what to do, leaders need certain characteristics that make them not just a leader but a good leader.

A true leader is a person who takes initiative and does what is needed to lead a group of people. If they need to, they will make any sacrifices, take the ability to take control and charge of a group. Ralph displays initiative and leadership in the book, “Lord of the Flies”, by William Golding, by leading the innocent group of kids to survival.

Over time there have been many leaders of countries, groups and societies that are believed to be the “best” or what someone could only dream of. However what if a perfect leader doesn’t exist? In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies Ralph’s sense of leadership declines throughout the novel. So what if he doesn’t actually possess the skills the boys had hoped he for.

In society, there are often people who acquire strong leadership qualities and understand what it means to be a favorable leader. Other times, there are people who have strong qualities to lead, but they do not understand how to be a favorable leader and create a safe and comfortable environment for those following them. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the characters of Ralph and Jack arise as two different leaders who bear strong characteristics and they both seek power on the island. The boys become leaders in their own ways, creating individual environments that prioritize different matters, all while trying to work towards their rescue off the island.

Leadership takes notice, responsibility, self-development, and experience. Thoughts pop up when one thinks of a leader, perhaps a captain of a team, the president, maybe even the bigger brother. These people are mostly responsible and developed, they take notice into what is happening in any situation, but the experience is where a leader and a follower have things in common in most situations. Lord of the Flies is a book where children are trapped on a deserted island and have to create their own small world. Jack is one of the chosen leaders in the book, he came with most of the children from the plane crash. They soon meet Ralph, who is another chosen leader throughout the book. So called “leaders” in the book are very important characters

Humans are a sophisticated and advanced race, one which possess the ability to affect their environment, and one another, in significant and often destructive ways. War is a catastrophic event created by humans, who upon creating it neglect to comprehend its far-reaching effects. The novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, places a group of prepubescent males into one of these situations. After an evacuation aircraft crash-lands, the boys are left upon a deserted island to manage and fend for themselves. As Golding details the trials and tribulations of the young men on the island, it becomes increasingly apparent that the children respect authority and require an organized leadership. The failure to manifest such a system will result in a de-evolution into savagery.

A leader is someone who has determination. They are willing to do anything to benefit other people in order to help lead them to greatness. When I think of a leader, the people that come to my mind are those who have helped change the world. This includes George Washington, or Martin Luther King. Jr. I definitely do not think about Ralph from Lord of the Flies when I think of a leader. Some people may argue that Ralph kept the group together and knew what was best for the young boys. However, I am aware that Ralph had good ideas. For instance, the signal fire which, in the end, helped the boys get rescued was a good idea. Despite this, Ralph did not do an altogether good job at holding the group together. By the end of the novel, one boy went missing, two of his friends were murdered, and Jack's tribe had almost accomplished their goal of hunting Ralph down and placing his head on a stick.

Many people consider themselves a good leader, but that is not always the case. In the book, Lord of the Flies, there are two types of “leaders”. Throughout the story, there is a clash between the two types of leaders. Ralph, the original leader, is overthrown by Jack, a savage tyrant. If Ralph was a better leader, Jack may not have taken over.Some traits of a good leader that Ralph lacks are optimism, confidence, and awareness. Ralph would have been a better leader by keeping the boys busy and focused, being open to new ideas, and enforcing his rules.

“‘The rules!’ shouted Ralph. ‘You’re breaking the rules!’ ‘Who cares?’ Ralph summoned his wits: ‘Because the rules are the only thing we’ve got!’” (91). In Lord of the Flies, Ralph says this to Jack at one of their assemblies, after having berated the boys for neglecting the shelter building and the signal fires. Ralph’s leadership is built on these rules, and Jack’s breaking of them causes an ideological conflict between them which eventually leads to Ralph’s loss of power among the group. He tries to create a just and orderly society to fulfill their needs and allow them to be rescued, but the boys eventually find Jack’s churlish lethargy and excess to be more desirable. Desirable, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, can be

There is no such thing as a perfect leader. You're either somewhat fun and making some of the worst possible decisions or doing something right for the people but not very fun. Take Jack and Ralph for instance. Ralph is a kind hearted young boy trying to get off a deserted island. He's stuck with boys who aren't in their right minds and are in for the kill. Jack, a cruel boy who wants nothing more than to hunt for food is fine continuously killing. Being as though it was young boys on the island, they thought the bloodier and gorier the better. Even though Ralph was serious most of the time, he was by far the best leader.

For example, “We have lots of assemblies. Everyone enjoys speaking and being together. We decide things. But they don't get done,” and then Ralph tells them what to do, and ends with “Now you do what I say.” This shows that Ralph was able to put his foot down and make people do what he wanted at the moment and he made do his lists of demands. In contrast, Jack had the threat of violence to make people do what he wanted, which is a sign of strong leadership, but not moral leadership, as shown by them tieing up SamnEric in Chapter 11. To explain, Jack’s leadership is not a healthy and stable leadership, because he incites fear into all of his followers and usually that leads to an uprising. However, Jack manages to keep everyone around him alive with food from him hunting with his hunters, and killing and roasting pigs in the fire, while Ralph showed that he did not really help much in getting everyone food, as he was busy with other things, making his followers have to hunt and gather, instead of supplying them with food. This portrays that Jack was better at supplying food to his people than Ralph, but however, Ralph was building and helping them survive in different ways other than food. To conclude, Ralph was better qualified to be a leader because he knew how to think, as well as having people do things he wanted by choice instead of being forced to, so he was the better leader

A powerful leader is one who knows how to lead with control and has strong leader characteristics. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, some readers support the fact that Jack was a better leader than Ralph, but others feel that Ralph was the better leader. Although several supporters feel that Ralph is the best leader, it is evident that Jack is the better leader since he can effortlessly control the group on the island.

Leadership is something that people values in the society. In a small group of people, the strongest person would seem ideal to be the leader, but that maybe not always the best choice. In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a bunch of British boys is stranded on an island and two boys by the name of Ralph and Jack are ideal contenders for the leader position. Although it looks like Jack is a better leader since he’s stronger, Ralph is better due to the fact that he understands the boys, he has better common sense, he tries to create a simple government to have order, and he has a better understanding of true human nature. As a result, intelligence and understanding could be more important than strength.

The theme of leadership is uncovered by the symbol of the conch. As the connection grows between the protagonist and the conch, outer forces break the bond in attempt to take the position as leader. Ralph along with other boys in Lord of the Flies by William Golding are trapped on an island due to the crash of their airplane. With no adults on the island to discipline the boys, one must step up and take on this role. The discovery of the conch encourages Ralph to become chief, Ralph has the ability to use the conch to enforce his rules, but the unfortunate shattering of the conch breaks Ralphs hold on to leadership.