Ralph's Leadership In Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

Ralph’s Leadership
In the Bible, a prince is entitled as a leader or ‘ruler’ under God. Joshua, in the Old Testament was gifted with the spirit of leadership to take the Israelites to the Promised Land. In the castaway adventure novel Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, Ralph leads the group of boys stranded on the island with him. He rose to the occasion as a responsible chief and can also be recognized as ‘the prince’. They work together to survive on a tropical island. One of the boys, Ralph, immediately took initiative over everyone which lead to them voting him chief. He divided roles for the boys. He had them build shelters and fires, created rules to be followed, and held meetings. He had a goal to get them rescued. Ralph understood that he wasn’t superior to any of them, but that everyone was equal, including Piggy. Ralph was a strong leader for the boys on the island. Ralph was ‘the prince’ of this story when he set rules and took control, how he was a more notable chief than Jack, and getting the boys rescued in the end.
From the beginning, Ralph took control of the needs and wants of all the

Jack treats the boys as less and doesn’t think of them equally. If Jack had become chief, society would not have run as smoothly and as civilized. ‘Piggy’s glasses flew off and tinkled on the rocks. Piggy cried out in terror: “My specs!”’ (100) Jack abused the respect he could’ve been given by disrespecting Piggy. This demonstrates that Ralph was better for the job and created some sort of peace. Jack was rude, but at the same time, he contributed to Ralph’s good leadership. For example, when Ralph had to make inferences about the island, he took his two right hand men, Jack and Simon. ‘Three of us- if we take more we’d get all mixed.’ (31) Ralph on his own kept the community secure, but with extra help from the other boys, it created a better sense of