Ralph Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

In the Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Jack and Ralph compete for power illustrating Golding's message that even dictators who are cruel can sometimes be more successful than democratic leaders. In the novel, Golding introduces two characters that can be compared to real life people during the time that Golding wrote the novel, Jack being Hitler, and ralph representing the allies and democracy. The two boys grapple for power and is the main point of Golding's message on what is a more effective leading strategy Ralph is an allegory for democracy in the novel. This is because he wants what's best for the group and he gives everyone a chance to speak, just like a democratic government does. He wants the best for everyone and examples this when ralph says "Don't you all want to be rescued?" (Golding 102) This proves he wants the best for everyone because he says "Don't you all" not "I want" to be rescued. this shows that he is thinking of the the other boys instead of him. In another way that ralph is a democratic leader is that gives everyone a chance to speak. Infact, he stands up for people who are trying

Because Jack uses is persuasive and gets the boys to do what he says, He is able to maintain a Dictatorship on the island. Jack is the best leader and he demonstrates his expert persuasion when he holds a feast and says “who’ll come join my tribe and have fun”! (151). The persuasion is that that all the boys on the island cared more about fun rather than rescue, and jack promises to give them what they want. Another reason Jack is so successful in obtaining power from Ralph is that he is able to control the other boys using fear tactics. Jack even boasts this saying “See? They do what i want”!(179). He knows that he can control the other boys so he makes them do what he