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Jack And Ralph's Leadership In Lord Of The Flies

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How would you act if you were 12 years old, stranded on an island with no adult supervision, and just your classmates were with you? In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a plane that was carrying a bunch of English boys crashed on a deserted island. The boys had lost each other and they also had no adults with them. One of the boys, Ralph, blows into a conch shell that he, and Piggy have found on the beach. When the boys heard the sound of the conch shell, they all went to the beach. The boys decide to elect a leader, either Ralph or Jack. Ralph wins the vote. Leadership plays a big role in this book because without a good leader, the boys would be a mess. Ralph is the best leader in Lord of the Flies because he cares for others and does not put himself first. He is also, level-headed, while Jack, on the other hand, is not, because he mainly focuses on hunting and himself more than others. …show more content…

However, in the book, you start to realize that Jack is selfish, he doesn’t care to listen to what other people have to say, and he also wants everyone to join his tribe. Jack’s mind is always filled with the idea of hunting, while Ralph is mostly focused on finding ways to elude the island, and keeping people safe. This is shown when Ralph says, “There’s another thing. We can help them to find us. If a ship comes near the island they may not notice us. So we must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire” (Golding pg.38). Here Ralph is saying that they should make a fire so the smoke will rise and signal ships to come save them. Ralph cares more about being rescued and Jack cares more about being a leader and

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