Explore the different types of leadership Golding and Garland present

German journalist John Zenger once stated, “Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths”. When one is forced into a situation where a leader is necessary, a person that displays the fundamental attributes will successfully guide the society. Throughout the novel Lord of the Flies, the boys on the island represent various aspects of leadership, characterized by differing strengths. However, the protagonist’s, Ralph, leadership undoubtedly triumph over the other boys because his attributes allow him to be a powerful leader on the island. Throughout William Golding’s novel, he clearly depicts Ralph as an effective leader through his desire for the survival of all of the boys, his adamant

This shows that Piggy is beginning to understand what is happening on the island. I know this because his statement just opened up a whole new world of answers. On page ninety two, the text states, “He can’t hurt you: but if you stand out of the way he’d hurt the next thing. And that’s me”(Golding 92). This shows that Piggy is afraid of Jack and what would happen if Ralph gave up is Chief role. I know this because just reading that sentence shows that Jack is the “bully” and Piggy is the “victim”. These pieces of text show that the boys began to fear each other by giving subtle hints before the trust is broken.

Ralph's common sense and ability to recognize what is best for the group also shows his excellent leadership skills. His main focus throughout the book is getting rescued and tells the boys to make a fire and to keep it burning to make a signal. However, the boys do not listen and he becomes angry. "The fire is the most important thing on the island. How can we ever be rescued except by luck, if we don't keep the fire going?" (p. 86) Ralph's determination to get rescued is not only for himself, but for everyone else

One of the main leaders in Lord of the Flies is Ralph. Since the start of the story Ralph had shown some great leadership qualities. He was able to keep a level head and win support in a small vote to be leader. He proves to be very supportive and caring in many times in the story. “And I work all day with nothing but Simon and you come back and don't even notice the huts” (Golding 54). Proving that he can make the sacrifice of working all day to provide a needed structure to survive on the island. The huts him and Simon build brought much needed calm to the little kids stranded on the island with them. Ralph also shows his ability to think for the best of the group and listen to his group members. An example of this would be when Piggy suggested to move the signal fire to the beach, due to how far the top of the mountain was. With many of the kids that were scared to climb up the mountain he was reasonably able to decide to move the fire to the beach.

In the famous novel named “Lord of the flies”, there are four main characters that William Golding built up to represent the typical personalities in human nature. While Jack stands for the powerfully instinct savagery, Simon represents the natural kindness and Piggy with his glasses is the symbol of wisdom, Ralph has the best conducts of a real leader as he was initially voted for chief. There are three main characteristics that mark him out as a felicitous leader: rational, moral and unflinching.

In the novel “Lord of the Flies”, written by William golding, is about a group of boys that crash land on an unknown island and have to survive. Two boys, Jack and Ralph, are shown to be leaders, both with their own ways of leading. Ralph is a better leader than jack, because he shows traits of being selfless, democratic, and fair.

In Williams Goldings novel Lord of the Flies, Jack and Ralph are the two main leaders in the island. Jack leading the hunters and the main leader of the island Ralph. Ralph and Jack have different ways and views on the island. Example would be their leadership style, goals, and their changing power in the island.

Piggy is an intelligent, but vulnerable character who gets bullied by other boys on the island. When Ralph is telling the boys that rescuing will come shortly, Piggy reminds him, “Nobody knows where we are. We may be here a long time,”(34). Ralph and the other boys are too naive and close-minded about their predicament; they easily believed that they will be rescued soon. However, Piggy is not easily deceived; he knows that it’ll take time and hard work to escape the island. Although Piggy is physically weak, his knowledge and intelligence benefit Ralph from making poor decisions. He is different from the other boys from the island as he acts more like an adult and tries to educate them. Although Piggy is knowledgeable and wise, he’s also weak

Lord of the Flies is not just a book about the life of children on a deserted island, but also the versatility and capability found in human beings. They are able to somehow survive when placed in desperate situations. William Golding has proven to show the adaptability in humans by integrating a variety of leadership styles within Lord of the Flies. Some characters have managed to become successful leaders, while others have been defeated into becoming followers. Here is a look at some of the differences between Ralph, Jack and Piggy’s management qualities and the challenges they face while achieving their goals, in chapters four, five and six.

“Many leaders are competent, but few qualify as remarkable” (Economy). In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies, A group of are stranded on an island as a result of a plane crash. A struggle for leadership quickly ensues between the protagonist, Ralph and the antagonist, Jack. From the start Ralph emerged as leader and gets elected, edging jack out of the position. Ralph’s focus, his ability to think and his selflessness ensure his effectiveness to lead the boys while they are stranded on the island.

In stories throughout the history of time, there are many ways of literature that symbolizes leadership. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding Shows us a rivalry between two different leaders, named Jack and Ralph, who are both fighting for what they want and that is power, respect, and leadership. Only one can be cheif. Ralph is the better leader because of his great ability to plan ideas for survival, like using the conch shell to call in group meetings, getting everyone to work together to build a shelter, and getting a fire started. A few things that Ralph has done as a good leader is thinking ahead, he is fair to everyone, and he gives the kids an opportunity to have their own freedom. On the other hand Jack is very selfish, mean, and

In the book, it says that he “a mildness about him and that proclaimed no devil.” He was the most respectful character in the book from the beginning. Ralph had a far greater focus on the other boys. Ralph also does not put people down, or the boys in the group, he was direct and knows his priorities.

In the novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, young boys are stranded on an island, isolated with no form of authority to rescue them. Among all the boys is Ralph, an essential character, who demonstrates valid leadership skills, such as creating a better civilization by making huts and a signal fire. But the actions he makes from his emotions, such as participating in the murder of Simon, always results in a negative outcome causing disruption to their civilization. Golding’s message, all human societies ultimately fail, in that the individuals who make up society are flawed,relates to Ralph because their civilization fell into immediate corruption because Ralph-- a static character with strong leadership abilities--exhibited

The Lord of the Flies by William Golding shows the difference between being a leader and being lead. What the role of leadership does to someone, and how cowardly some are when they succumb to their leader. The Lord of the Flies educates us on rivalries and survival by putting two groups of boys against each other, one bad, one good. When the plane carrying English school boys crashed, they knew that they would need a leader to guide them or their lives would be chaotic. From the first couple of chapters in the book the boys believed that Ralph would be the best candidate as a leader although Jack disagreed, he believed he would be a better leader. Jack and his choir were on the plane, many of the boys were loyal to him. The disagreement on

Jack and his savage group hunting down Ralph by smoking the island and using a stick sharpened on both sides. This goes to show that William Golding is using the death of Piggy and how Ralph is responding to that to demonstrate how knowledge and the ability to think is important to making clear decisions and maintaining