Authoritarian POV In Lord Of The Flies

Jaelyn Mendoza

24, January 2023

Mr. Delgado

English 9 Democratic v.s Authoritarian POV In Lord of the Flies

Imagine you were a part of a plane crash and were trapped on an island with a bunch of kids your age that you have never met before. To lead, one of the kids on the island with you suggests the democratic leadership style. Whereas another chooses an authoritarian way. When the two confront each other on the island, Ralph has already been thinking about how to keep everyone equal, important, and involved in such conditions on the island when recommending the idea of a speaking piece. Whereas, Jack is already ruling over the choir boys and demands respect over the ones he rules over. This does not go well especially when Jack meets

After Ralph is elected chief, Jack continues to insist on going his own way. In Lord of the Flies the author, William Golding, expresses how everyone has different views towards the world. By analyzing these leadership styles, these two ideas can show the two different outcomes when it comes to decision making. Ralph believes in democracy because he portrays civilization in this story. Although, Jack wants to lead it his own way because he represents exhilaration and is a strong-willed individual. The Lord of the Flies presents 2 different ideas on how to lead in harsh such conditions. Jack and Ralph believe in fearful and cooperative societies, which are two opposite ideas. I believe that Ralph’s idea is much more efficient due to the fact that in history, it has worked more efficiently and Ralph involves everyone and tries to keep the boys in check, whereas

Where Ralph keeps calm and tries to keep everyone in check instead of making decisions off of emotion. In the novel, the author indicates, “Ralph said no more, did nothing, stood looking down at the ashes round his feet. Jack was loud and active. He gave orders, sang, whistled, threw remarks at the silent Ralph-remarks that did not need an answer, and therefore could not invite a snub; and still Ralph was silent.” (Golding 72-73) In this quote it is evident how different the two boys conceive the same situations. Jack works off of fear, anger, and emotion, ordering everyone around and being loud when it is not a necessity to. Though Ralph keeps to himself, calm and just takes in the situation clearly strategizing on what to do next while Jack is distracting and making the whole situation worse. Ralph seems to struggle to speak up in most situations because he can notice how chaotic it gets when Jack tries to take over. It demonstrates that Jack is clearly making a bad image for himself and potentially puts the rest of the group in danger. Ralph is helping the rest of the group by thinking what would be best for each individual, where Jack just prioritizes himself. That later leads towards the death of Piggy and Simon. This point is key because there is clearly a difference between who is acting more maturely and has more rational ideas. After