Jack's Ruling Style In Lord Of The Flies

Jack was a very power hungry young boy.  Although he doesn't have any power at the beginning of the novel, he took every opportunity to take the position of chief and was eventually successful. Jack's dictatorial style of leadership contrasted very directly with the more democratic and passive style of Ralph.  Jack ruled with an iron fist, allowing no one to question him or his leadership. Jack represented the wanting for a single, all-powerful leader to guide the followers of society using any means he feels necessary.

If you remember earlier in the book, Jack was told by Ralph to keep the signal fire burning.But instead of thinking of the whole group like a good chief would, He only thought about himself and what he wanted to do. “Jack checked, vaguely irritated by this irrelevance but too happy to let it worry him.” (Golding 69). This quote helps show that Jack is not a good leader. He cares more about what he wants than what the whole group wants making him the most irresponsible character in the book. With Ralph actually being the most responsible character in the book ,He is definitely the rightful chief but as we later learn, the right chief doesn't always get picked. Another example of Jack not being responsible as a leader was when the circle chant took place. “All at once, Robert was screaming and struggling with the strength of frenzy. Jack had him by the hair and was brandishing his knife. Behind him was Roger, fighting to get close. The chant rose ritually, as at the last moment of a dance or a hunt.”(Golding 114). This quote explains that if Jack were a proper leader he would not have let poor Robert almost get killed. Jack didn't even try to stop the feeding frenzy that was the hunters. In conclusion, with Jack's new power He does not take responsibility and is not a proper leader and is a great danger to many of the young people on the

Jack is aggressive with the other boys on the island. Jack is aggressive with the boys when he gets mad. The hunters “drove Jack to violence.” Jack then “took a step, and able at last to hit someone, struck his fist into Piggy’s stomach” (Golding 71). Jack was mad at the hunters, so he took it out on Piggy. Robert says Jack is “going to beat Wilfred.” The boys have no idea what for. Robert says Jack, “got angry and made us tie up Wilfred up for no reason just because he got angry. Jack did the same thing with Piggy.

Many of the boys want to have fun and see Jack's hunting as the fun

Even though he has some good leadership qualities, Jack is not the superior leader because he isn’t as rational and as civilized as Ralph is, and he let savagery take over. Jack kills, hurts people, and doesn’t care about other people’s opinions or feelings. As opposed to Ralph, who doesn’t hurt others and cares about respect. In conclusion, although Ralph is a good leader, Jack still shows leadership

Lord of The Flies In Goldberg's novel, Lord of the Flies, Jack has been a character that has remained evil, dangerous and power hungry. The author demonstrates this by Jack's emotions, behavior, and physical characterization. In the beginning of the book, Jack's emotions shows how he thinks he deserves respect right away. In Lord of the Flies, it says, “‘Kids’ names,’ said Merridew.

Jack is a character that Golding uses to symbolize a cruel political leader, such as Castro, Hussein, and Hitler. Furthermore, the social connection between Jack and Ralph is very poor. Earlier in Goldings novel Jack and Ralph had a positive relation and nothing seemed to change that. ‘’We’ve got to have and obey them. After all, we’re not savages. We’re English, and the English are best at everything.’’ (Golding, pg. 40) This quote interprets that Jack was a positive character but assuming that because were ‘’English’’ they will be no evil. Golding portrayed Jack as a bloodthirsty person ready to kill anything in sight which affected their relation. The conflict that up rises from Jacks actions are is desire as chief because Ralph is considered a poor leader and weak. Jack orders a separate tribe from Ralph who emphasizes on shelter construction while Jack wants to hunt. Their differences collide but Ralph fails to keep order as chief and Jacks poor decisions lead to brutal savagery lowering the

A leader has always been considered as a person who inspires and rules over others. A leader is responsible for benefitting and taking care of those who follow him. Overall, a leader is meant to positively influence others and is responsible for the actions of the ones he leads.Why should all of these responsibilities that come with leadership not apply to Jack Merridew too? Jack was an insufficient and corrupt person who put himself in a position of power which he did not have the ability to handle. Also, Jack made bad decisions and influenced his group into becoming a savage tribe that eventually committed multiple murders. Although Jack Merridew was not directly responsible for the deaths of Piggy and Simon, he was the leader of the tribe

In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies, a group of boys are evacuated to an island. One of the boys, Jack, has immeasurable leadership skills and becomes more savage as time goes on. When Jack arrives on the beach for the first time, he brags that he was “head boy”(22) when he is still trying to run the island with an organized set of rules. Also, the first time Jack tries to kill a pig, he hesitates because of the “enormity”(31) of killing a living thing. Yet not too much later, Jack is in the woods being more a “furtive thing”(49) instead of something usually found in society, like a hunter. Jack has taken on a leadership role by trying to provide for the group but has become almost feral in this moment. Furthermore, Jack laughs but

seem to see Jack as their leader. This is the beginning of the struggle of power that both Ralph and Jack face. The quote said by Ralph “seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide

Since Ralph follows a democratic approach to things, he values rules and organized societies. Jack values power due to his dictatorial views and has begun to be consumed with hunting. Since Jack was used to being in control of a group of people, any rules that were set were supposed to be his, and he wouldn’t follow anyone else’s. For example, when Ralph gets upset at Jack over breaking “the rules, you’re breaking the rules… [they] are the only thing we’ve got” (Golding 129), Jack shows us that he doesn’t have any sentiment towards Ralph’s power by saying “Ballocks to the rules! We’re strong - we hunt” (Golding 130). This also relates back to Jack’s thirsty for power and superiority over everyone and especially Ralph. Going back to the beginning of the novel, Jack believes he should be chief because he is “chapter chorister and head boy” (Golding 28) ; this shows his sense of decorum from the society he was raised in. However, that sense is replaced by savagery as he constantly searches for the next kill. Ralph stayed consistent in his morality throughout the majority of the novel and even references his past social structure about how they will have “ ‘hands up’ like in school… I’ll give him the conch… he can hold it when he’s speaking… and he won’t be interrupted” (Golding 44). This practically says that you shouldn’t speak unless spoken to or that it is impolite to speak over other people, just to make sure everyone has a fair chance to speak. Theoretically, they should have the same morals, but that didn’t seem to be the case and they both went different ways to the extent of behavior, instincts, and

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.

A dictator is defined as a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who obtained power by force. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, Jack Merridew is the equivalent of a dictator to the boys of the island. Jack’s peculiar leadership style lead to both success and failures.

In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, Jack's ideas are more effective than Ralph's. They are not the brightest, but they supply the littluns with gratification. Ralph's plan would be better for older children because it is more logical and leads to the desired result in a more timely fashion. They do not need to have as much fun as the younger boys, because their main goal would be to get off the island. Jack's bravado helps keeps the littluns calm though fear. They need a higher being to look up to and be protected by. Also, they are too young to understand the concept of working and not getting a quick result, so Jack's plan is better for them. Jack's dictatorship is more effective than Ralph's democracy because the littluns (masses)

Jack is a independent person. Jack is a protagonist character. He is this type of character because he is a hero. He wants to go seek his fortune. He has a lot farm animals that wants to go with him to seek his fortune.