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 …show more content…
To illustrate, when Ralph is addressing the boys about the importance of the signal fire after a few boys let it die, Ralph declares, “The fire is the most important thing on the island” (80). Since the signal fire is the primary, physical symbol of civilization, Ralph clearly believes that civilization, in turn, is the most imperative concept on the island to sustain. Ralph maintains this throughout the entire novel, demonstrating that his views towards the significance of civilization are constant. Since these values towards civilization never vary throughout the novel, Ralph clearly illustrates the leadership quality of having a distinct point of view that the boys follow. Moreover, as boys begin to become scared of the “Beastie” that lurks in the forest, Ralph calls an assembly where he states, “We’ve got to talk about this fear and decide there’s nothing in it” (82). Since Ralph believes that the boys must acknowledge that there is nothing to fear in the “Beastie”, he believes that the boys must ignore and stand against the savagery the concept of the “Beastie” represents. Ralph’s apparent opposition to savagery clearly represents the strong belief that the other boys follow because it strongly represents the prevention of the decline of humanity; since Ralph has these distict beliefs that boys follow, he portrays good leadership qualities. Even through the immense …show more content…
Ralph’s character clearly represents an effectual leader compared to all of the other boys because his superior execution of guiding the boys. Therefore, Golding develops an evident leader in his novel by characterizing the protagonist, Ralph, with imperative strengths that a leader must have in order to successfully command a group of
In Lord of the Flies two boys that have leadership qualities are left on island with many other boys. Ralph is a good and thoughtful leader, while Jack is ruthless and goes into savagery when is not accompanied by an adult. Lord of the Flies was written by William Golding who wrote this book to show what happens when a civilized person and a person of savagery leads a group. Ralph is a nice handsome boy who is elected as a chief of the boys, Jack and his choir become the hunters, and Piggy is a chubby boy who is intelligent. In Lord of the Flies Jack and Ralph are two leaders, at first the boys follow Ralph but then the stop. During the time Ralph is chief him and Jack fight over power until Jack gets his power and Ralph wants
Both of them have abilities to lead a group. However, they show different ways to manage their group which let their group develop to civilization style and savagery style separately. It also exposed the democratic personality and authoritative personality of theses two leaders respectively. From these three aspects, it is clearly that Ralph is a better leader than Jack, the group he leads can have a easeful life without fighting and bulling between each other. William Golding uses Ralph and the group he created to represent the civilization and peaceful society, while Jack and his group are used to represent the aggressive and cruel
Imagine a world without order. A world with no leadershipno rationality whatsoever. Take Ralph's character away from the equation and William Golding's Lord of the Flies would be just thatchaos. Being the protagonist of the novel, Ralph is the major representative of civilization, order, and productive leadership. If it weren't for Ralph's coordination, determination, and logical thinking, the boys would never be rescued, and would eventually die. As the novel progresses, Ralph's self-confidence is gradually chipped away, leaving him only enough strength to fight for the one person who should matter mosthimself.
In the book Lord of the Flies, a plane leaving England to get away from the war is shot down. The only people who survived were the children. They are all stranded on an island by themselves with no supervision from any adults. Golding created many different characters with many different personalities but Ralph stood out the most. Ralph had a strong personality, was a good group leader, he was also a positive thinker. All three of those characteristics show the signs of a good group leader.
In a group, there are always people who prove to have better leadership skills then others. The strongest of these people can often influence the weaker people into following them. However, the strongest person is not necessarily the best leader as it is proven in William Golding's book, The Lord of the Flies. Although Ralph is the weaker person, he is still able to show a better understanding of people than Jack who is stronger. Ralph demonstrates his excellent leadership skills throughout the book by keeping the group in line, treating everyone with respect, and staying focused on getting rescued.
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.
Civilization can be destroyed as easily as it is created. Without the walls of society, humans are capable of committing actions that they would have never thought possible. Lord of the Flies focuses on a group of boys who are alone on an island without authority. The novel reveals what can become of humanity without the presence of authority. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the protagonist Ralph symbolizes leadership, civilization, as well as the loss of innocence. Ralph is the closest resemblance to authority that the boys have on the island. His appearance plays an important role in him signifying authority, “You could see now that he might make a boxer, as far as width and heaviness of shoulders went, but there was a
Golding maintains order in society by portraying Ralph as having the two most important qualities in a leader, rationality and responsibility.
This is where both Ralph and society’s perception of personal responsibility skews wrong. Golding explores broadly the inherent savagery prescient in all of the boys, even Ralph, and yet also assumes the former’s idea of society is the only morally good way to go about human civilization. However, concerning our world at large, morals need to take a backseat to practicality. Clearly, Ralph’s governance wasn’t very good, since it burned out just like his signal fire. He failed
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
An example from the beginning of the book is when the boys first realize what situation they are by being stranded, he gathers everybody and is able to be a leader in a time of need (Golding 11-20). This leadership in a time of desperation shows the kindness that Ralph possesses, and establishes the role that the reader will expect him to portray for the rest of the novel. "He seems to be genuinely interested in the welfare of the entire group and can get along with all kinds of people. Perhaps he gets his sense of natural authority from his father, a commander in the Navy” (“Lord”), this passage shows another viewpoint of how readers saw the author set Ralph's character as a leader in the beginning of the
The main character in this novel, Ralph is described as having an athletic figure and being in some way, handsome. Ralph, the main protagonist and main representative of order and civilisation out of all the boys, he then self-devotes himself to encourage the other boys to have faith because they will all be recused and is therefore elected
The variance among Ralph and Jack’s guidance styles develop directly from what they signify ethically and politically. Ralph, acting as the central character manifests a natural ability to influence his assembly to demonstrate comprehensive subservience through means of liberal democracy. Jack on the other hand, validates his cunning skill to force subjugation through violent totalitarianism. Respectively, each boy sustains a definite superiority to assert themselves as leaders. Ralph earns the credibility of ‘initial leading light’ for the once innocent adolescences from the very foundation of the novel. On the occasion in which Ralph, offering good appearance and matured disposition, is nominated chief for owning the conch shell; the symbol
Undoubtedly this shows how Ralph is becoming stern with the boys and what duties are more important than others. Even though Ralph must act harsh it shows he cares about the boys and getting not just himself but them off the island. Clearly, Ralph has realized that he needs to become a strict leader and make sure the boys know their jobs and main priority (to get off the island). Furthermore, Ralph keeps growing as a leader but he does not lose his strength or hope on getting rescued, he makes sure that the boys don’t ether; another great leader who cared about his people was Nelson
Ralph, who is the protagonist and plays the role as chief over the boys, represents order and leadership. Throughout the novel, Ralph attempts to keep the boys civil with each other by getting them to work with one another. From building a fire and shelter tents to making efficient rules to obey, Ralph gets the boys to all get along for a while, until they start to go stir crazy and break rules due to being deserted on an island for a long period of time. “We ought to have more rules” (Golding). As Ralph says this, he is referring back to when the boys just previously let the fire go out because of their carelessness as well as the fact that the boys were breaking rules and starting to act like savages. The character of Ralph plays an important role within the time period of all of