Leadership In Lord Of The Flies

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How Leadership Affect Society Would a bad leader be able to form a good society? There is always a leader whether it is a country or a small group. Having a leader that knows what is best for their members and who has power to lead the group to fight against their enemy will help the group grow. With a leader who doesn't know how to lead their group will not be able to help improve the community. In Lord of the Flies, through Ralph and Jack’s changing relationship and disagreement with each other , Golding illustrates how a community will not be organized with immature leaders. In the beginning, Ralph and Jack disliked each other from the beginning but still cooperated because they had the same thinking about some things. Both Ralph and Jack …show more content…

From disliking each other but still showing mercy, to becoming enemies with each other. Instead of talking to each other respectfully or politely, Ralph and Jack will talk to each other belligerently. When Jack did not listen and follow what he was required to do, Ralph said, “‘There was a ship. Out there. You said you’d keep the fire going but you let it out!’ He took a step towards Jack who turned and faced him” (74). At this point, Jack was already not under the control of Ralph. Their thoughts were no longer the same. Ralph wanted to keep the fire and be rescued, but on the other hand Jack was enjoying the time on the island with no adults. He can do whatever he wants now and there is a whole group of boys that would follow and obey him. When the boys were having an assembly, they had a rule that only the one with the conch could speak. Unfortunately, Jack didn’t want to follow the rule, so he spoke even without the conch. When Ralph warned him to remain quiet, Jack screamed, “And you shut up! Who are you, anyway? Sitting there telling people what to do. You can't hunt, you can't sing-” “I'm chief. I was chosen” (113). Jack did not hesitate to shout out to Ralph and show his disagreement with the rules. He showed his dissatisfaction not only in words but also with his actions. Ralph, as the chief, afraid to lose power was speaking up for himself. They both were very confident and thought that they had more power but Ralph was beginning to lose power. The conflict between them has grown bigger and the hate toward each other is clear and obvious. They are not afraid to show how much they hate each other because there are no adults and they hold the most power so no one is going to punish them for being rude to friends. With the ability to hunt, Jack is now more welcomed and has more authority compared to Ralph. But because of that, the boys were separated into two groups, one that

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