Leadership In The Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

Human nature can be described in many different ways. Every human is born with their own leadership qualities. Some of those qualities are much better than others.Human nature along with leadership is displayed throughout The Lord of the Flies. In William Golding’s novel The Lord of The Flies, Ralph and Jack, who both want to be leaders, are trying to convince the boys on the island to follow their ways of leadership which are very different.

Ralph and Jack are both wanting to be leaders in this novel. They are both very different but they also are very similar. The similarity is that they both want to be leaders but they are stuck in their ways about leading. Both Jack and Ralph want better for the island. In the beginning of the novel The Lord of the Flies Ralph says, “Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things.”Golding 20. Right after ralph says that Jack says, “ I ought to be chief because i'm chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp.”Golding 20 Both of those quotes from the book show that the both really have the desire to be a leader on this island.

Jack has more of a primitive view on surviving on the island that it is all about hunting and keeping the fire going. he doesn't really do anything to keep the rest of the boys happy. While Ralph on the other hand is a little more civilized in that he does things like he wants to build shelter for the boys and does things to look out for the boys. Both of their ways can be liked and disliked by the boys on the island. For example this quote from the book explains Jack's primitivity. “ He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling.”Golding 61 An example of Ralph’s way of leadership is also shown in a quote in the book. “ Which is better -a pack of painted Indians like you or to sensible like Ralph is?” Golding 174 Both of those quotes show the leadership qualities of both Ralph and