Ralph And Jack's Leadership In Lord Of The Flies

A leader must possess leadership skills, whether good or evil. In Lord of the Flies, Ralph possesses three good leadership skills. Three leadership skills a leader needs to have is responsibility, determination, and initiative.

Throughout the novel both characters, Ralph and Jack have a thirst for power. One may say that Jack is a stronger leader due to his persuasiveness with his need for power, but on the other hand Ralph is a great natural leader. From the beginning Ralph shows interest in getting home while leading the group of boys. Ralph may be young but he seems to have a general idea on how to get the group going in the right direction.  He has an innate ability to split the group up and give them the important tasks that need to be done to survive for several days for example: tending to the fire, and hunting which was Jack and the choirboys job. To be a good leader you must stay positive which Ralph is able to do majority of the time by persistently believing that everyone

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

Ralph’s attempts to control the kids and maintain the peace on the island ends up being ineffective, and his commands during the fire went unheard as “the crowd swayed toward the island and was gone—following Jack” (37). Ralph’s way of leading through order and rules would have kept those on the island alive and well, but the kids did not desire to follow. They prefer the fun that coincides with Jack as their leader. Ralph lead the correct way through rules and order, but since the children lacked maturity and reason, Jack prevailed over

William Golding's Lord of the Flies is a novel about a group of boys who are lost on a deserted island and must do what they can to survive. At the beginning of the novel, two of the boys, Ralph and Jack, become leaders. These differences will form the main conflict in the story. The differences will cause them to hate each other and the anger that results is a recurring part of the plot throughout the novel. These two boys can be compared by the way they change, the reason for their actions, and the way they use or abuse power.

John C. Maxwell once said, “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” Ralph, protagonist and one of the main characters in the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, represents order and leadership on the island of chaos, and fits this statement very well. Beginning as chief and leader of the boys, it is a significant transition when he eventually accepts the savagery that was present inside each of them.

William Golding's Lord of the Flies is a novel about a group of boys who are lost on a deserted island and must do what they can to survive. At the beginning of the novel, two of the boys, Ralph and Jack, become leaders. These differences will form the main conflict in the story. The differences will cause them to hate each other and the anger that results is a recurring part of the plot throughout the novel. These two boys can be compared by the way they change, the reason for their actions, and the way they use or abuse power.

These pieces of evidence also prove that Ralph and Jack both give orders as leaders. Ralph supports democracy and being responsible, while Jack supports being destructive and power-hungry because they both have different purposes for being a leader. On page 42 in Lord of the Flies, Ralph s dialogue states, We've got to have special people to look after the fire. Any day there may be a ship out there —he waved his arm at the taut wire of the horizon— and if we have a signal going they ll come and take us off. And another thing.

“because I’m chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp.” (Golding, 28). But Jack has bad looks, and Ralph had good looks, so Ralph was voted to be leader. The kids ended up splitting into two groups, the hunters and the smarter kids. Jack led the hunters and he is strict with them. For example he makes them call him chief A savage raised his hand and the chief turned a bleak, painted face toward him. (Golding, 229). But on the other hand Ralph is more respectful to his group. Ralph said this to his group “We have lots of assemblies. Everybody enjoys speaking and being together. We decide things.” (Golding, 112). This can show that Ralph gives his group more freedom that Jack’s hunters. Later in the book Jack and his hunters who are also called savages, split up with Ralph and his group. Then Jack and the Savages try to take over the island by themselves, not with Ralph or anyone else unless they join them. This can show that Jack is greedy and selfish, but Ralph thinks differently about Jack’s plans. Ralph thought more about having fun and escaping. “While we’re waiting we can have a good time on this island.” (Golding, 47). Ralph and Jack might have seemed very different but there are lots of ways they are

They both take different ways on taking on leadership. Though Jack has proven he has had experience at being a leader, Ralph is the one the that most of the boys choose as their leader. In the end Jack uses the more savage way to get his leadership by putting fear on the rest of them with not much of a choice but to join his group or die. In other words Ralph uses the civilized and mature technique and Jack’s technique was very similar technique that Hitler used to do such horrible

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.

            Ralph first takes on the position as leader at the beginning of the story, when the rest of the boys vote him in as chief.  He carries this position until Jack and his fellow hunters break away

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.

Ralph and Jack begin the novel with similar beliefs, both wanting to implement rules. “I agree with Ralph. We’ve got to have rules and obey them.” But then the wanting of power from Jack comes to- Ralph

As one can see from the start, Jack's tribe changes their lifestyles to a primitive state, while Ralph's seeks the future in life. Ralph thus thinks on a more matured level by learning from past mistakes, while Jack only seeks the fun out of life. This is the main reason why Ralph's group, even though lonesome, still prevails. Ralph and Jack indeed set different rules under each other's turf. The two leaders follow different beliefs, and thus have different lives to live, and groups to lead.