Leadership In Lord Of The Flies

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.

Lord of the Flies is a dystopian novel by William Golding and published in 1951, shortly after the end of World War II. The novel follows the ventures of a group of British boys stranded on an island and seeks to address the root cause of the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. In Lord of the Flies, Ralph represents order and civilized society, while Jack represents Hitler and his fascist regime. Ralph’s shortfall lies in his myopic point of view, developed by his father’s influence. His lack of foresight in his leadership role results in the neglect of critical responsibilities, poor decision-making and a weak society, which then allows for the rise of Jack’s fascist regime.

Leadership in the book, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, is a role that is questioned throughout the book. Not that the role was ever questioned, but who had the role and the true leader was what was in question. Throughout the book, Ralph was the leader given that he was voted the leader by the group in the beginning. Ralph did show the most effective qualities with the goal that they were first set out to do as he was trying to be responsible, productive, and persistent. He tried to keep everything going to plan for his goal, as the leader for the group, of getting rescued from the island.

Today we live in a civilized world where we have leadership and rules that govern us. Authority and leadership can be good or bad depending on the situation. In the beginning of the book Lord of the Flies, a conch is found along the shoreline of the beach and is used as the marker of civilization. The boys are called to order by the conch when Ralph blows on it. Although civilization is not the only thing that can represented.

In William Golding’s Lord of the flies, a group of boys become stranded on an island and it changes them into savages because Leadership, Fear, and No adults. Leadership hunting turn them into savage, good vs evil like Ralph and Jack, and giving a rules for leadership. For Example of leadership: Ralp is a good leader because he follow the rules that he gave to them . Fear turn them into paranoia not survival rescue drives them crazy. They are scared because of the beast that they saw on the top of the Mountain or rocks. Being a Fear is always make people scared like when they saw the beast they started to freak out because of it they separated to each other and Jack has a fear but he never showed it to them. He wants to protect themselves

In the book Lord of the Flies leadership is a big role. Many people today say they’d be a good leader, but, they don’t play out to make a good leader. Jack and Ralph are the two main leaders in the book Lord of the Flies. A good leader takes responsibility, has good communication skills, and motivates their team. The most effective and consistent leader in the book is Ralph. He’s always trying to find ways to make things better. Jack tries his hardest, but isn’t as good as Ralph is. Ralph is very open when he wants to say something to the boys. For example, in the book he says, “fear can’t hurt you any more than a dream”, which means he’s being honest about what he’s talking about. A dream can’t hurt you. For example, in the book Jack says, “I am going to make rules and whoever breaks them shall be punished”. This is not what a good leader would say.

There are many facets to being a good leader. Some of which may not be apparent to those people- sheep, if you will- who like a certain person over another when it comes to being their top choice. Lord of the flies by William Golding has some fine examples of both good and bad leaders as characters.

Leading with Strategy In the book Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, leadership is something very difficult to obtain, manage and retain. Even though leadership takes many forms, it isn’t always easy to lead a group. Leadership traits play a pivotal role in leading a population. There are many different types of leadership strategies including leading by example, being a strong communicator, being trustworthy, being calm and confident, being nurturing, and many more. In the book Lord of The Flies, Ralph, the protagonist, demonstrates many strategies and techniques of being a leader, especially leadership by example, calmness/confidence, and nurturing.

Being a single ruler can be tough, especially when it comes down to making rugged decisions. Many rulers do not care what its peers think but, others have companions that work together and they share their opinions and understand each side to a decision. When a ruler is just by his or her self they only comprehend their opinions and do not care what the others may think. In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, it shows what it is like for two leaders to work together and to be separated. In the book the two leaders were Jack a ruthless dictator whom only put his focus on hunting and Ralph who went by the rules he and the tribe made and focused not just on food, but shelters and all the resources a human needs in order to survive.

There are certain qualities needed to be a good leader. William Golding wrote Lord Of The Flies the leader named Ralph who lead a group of the boys who were stranded on an island because of the plane crash.. The boys selected Ralph, by a raise of hands, over his opponent, Jack. Ralph was a better leader choice, over jack, because of this better thinking, ability to prioritize and selfless personality.

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.