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Leadership In Lord Of The Flies

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Why are leaders so necessary in our world? A good leader helps create an organized society with structure and thinks of others before themselves. In the novel, “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, the boys are faced with many obstacles regarding leadership. There is no adult to play that role meaning they must figure out who can endorse that role effectively. Out of all of the boys, Ralph possess the skills to be a good leader for all of the boys on the island.
Ralph is ambitious and prioritises getting off of the island which is how he re good leadership skills. Other than escaping the island his main priority on the island is the fire, and serving the greater good unlike Jack, who only cares about and is fixated on getting is the meat. Ralph keeps his focus on finding a way off the island and insists on keeping the fire burning as a conspicuous signal. When the ship passed by and didn’t see the boys because the fire had gone out due to Jack's objective on hunting, Ralph gets enraged. He remarks that there “was a ship. Out there. You said you’d keep the fire going and you let it out!” (Golding 70) at Jack who was too preoccupied …show more content…

Ralph displays these qualities as a leader by working towards the betterment of the boys' society. He knows the boys need stability and order if they are to survive on the island. Ralph explains, “If we have a signal going, they'll come and take us off. And another thing. We ought to have more rules. Where the conch is, that's a meeting. The same up here as down there," (Golding 38). He creates rules and makes sure that everyone has equal opportunities on the island. Jack does not treat the boys with dignity as Ralph does. He understands that the boys have to be given respect and must be treated as equals. That is how his leadership skills are better than any of the other boys on this

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