Chief In Lord Of The Flies

As a child, being free from grown-ups would be the best situation to ever happen, right? In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding a group of boys, who are all children under 13, get stuck on an island free from all adults. Naturally the boys choose someone to be the leader, or “chief” as they refer to it, and they chose a boy who was 12 named Ralph. This boy was still a child, but now he has the great responsibility to lead others. As a leader he was responsible as an individual, he made sure to care for the well-being of the other children, and every now and then he made sure to have a little fun.
Ralph was chose to be chief among the other boys because he was liked by the others and he was the one that took the initiative to get

This is exactly what Ralph does. There are “littluns” in the tribe, meaning there are boys who are very young, most likely still under 7, but as chief he understands that they are young and wish to be with their parents who love them. He understands that they need authority but can not be treated to harshly. He takes notice that they have nightmares “They talk and scream. The littluns” (Golding 47). Therefore, he lets them have a pretty easy daily routine, because they can not do much, they play in the sand and swim. Despite the fact that Ralph lets the children rest, he puts the others to work because they are useful and they are older. “Below them, boys were still laboring […]” (Golding 37). He has the boys go and get wood for the fire, help light it, and make huts so that they have shelter. Does this mean that the boys always continue to respect and obey everything he says because he is chief? “We decide things. But they don’t get done” (Golding 72). This quote shows that the boys are pretty good at deciding what they want to do, but they never finish their projects. Although Ralph is chief the boys, sometimes they lack respect towards him. “And you shut up! Who are you, anyway? Sitting there telling people what to do” (Golding 82). This response came from a boy named Jack Middrew who later ended up leaving Ralph’s tribe and started his

Being a leader is a weight responsibility that can be very challenging at times and can overwhelm some. Despite this, Ralph demonstrated that he knew that there needed to be rules and that he could carry the load of being a chief, that he was able to make sure everyone was as safe as possible, and he made sure that he was able to let loose once in a while. In the begging of the essay, the idea of children being somewhere on an island seemed like an ok idea, but when they are going to be there for an unknown amount of time, things can get crazy and people can change. Because of human nature, the boys were most likely expected just to play and mess around, which technically they did do, but under Ralph’s command they were able to get a few beneficial things