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Leader In Lord Of The Flies

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Characteristics of a Leader in Lord of the Flies
Many people have many different views on what a leader is. Leaders vary from team captain to the President of the United States. Of course, the leadership skills a team captain have are much different from those of the President of the United States. In the book, Lord of the Flies, leadership skills show through many of the characters. Boys ages 6-12 years old are left to fight for their lives on an abandoned island after their plane crashes. At this age, some of the boys may think they deserve this position, but the boy with the best leadership skills needs obtain it for the good of the group. The characteristics of a leader in Lord of the Flies vary from being a good public speaker, to being brave and to being willing to listen to the others opinions.
One characteristic of a leader is being a good public speaker. Ralph shows this characteristic the best. He leads …show more content…

Jack shows bravery by taking on the manly task of being the hunter-gatherer. When Jack goes on the hunt for the pig it shows he is brave. Even though Jack does not know and may fear what might be in the woods to get him, he goes anyway. This shows how Jack does care for the group because he is risking his life for theirs. Ralph shows bravery when he, Jack and Roger went on the hunt to find the beast after Samneric said they had seen it. They all tossed around the idea of who would go first into Castle Rock to see about the beast. Soon after that, Ralph says “I’m chief. I’ll go. Don’t argue.” (Golding, pg 104) Bravery is shown here by not only facing their fears, but facing their fears so the others would not have to fear. The purpose of having this characteristic is helping those who are not brave survive. Some of the young boys would have been too scared to go on the hunt for the beast. This would mean they would forever be in fear about it. Brave leaders help the not so brave followers

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