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Jack As A Leader In Lord Of The Flies

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Coleman Tudor English II Honors Coach Buffkin 9 March 2023 Natural Born Leader To be a great leader one has to have the ability to maintain control and respect, whilst not being overthrown. William Golding’s The Lord Of The Flies is a story where a large group of boys is stranded on an uninhabited island, where they have to learn to survive and secure their rescue. Jack is a natural-born leader; everything he does seems to fit his desires. Jack is a good leader because of the initiative he takes; he knows what he needs to do to gain power and is willing to do it. Because Jack is a master manipulator, he can be a great leader. Jack is a superior leader because of his initiative. He always wants to be the first one there. In chapter 2, Ralph is having an assembly where they bring up a fire. The boys immediately get riled up and Jack defies the power of chief and conch. “At once half the boys were on their feet. Jack clamored among them, the conch forgotten,” (38). Here, they bring up survival. Hearing the word fire excites all the boys; Jack rises to lead …show more content…

He uses scare tactics and the inevitable fear of the beast to manipulate the boys into giving him more power. In chapter 9, Jack’s tribe is talking about the night before. Reaching the topic of Simon, Jack tells the group that the Beast was disguised as Simon. He also tells them that the beast is still alive. He puts the Beast on a God-like pedestal, making the beast the main focus of this discussion. After the boys have a similar thought. “Half-relieved, Half-daunted by the implication of further terrors, the savages murmured again,” (161). Here, the boys are relieved by what Jack has told them even if they are aware of their actions. The boys have an implication of terror because of both Jack and the Beast. Jack uses Simon’s death to bring him more power and manipulate the boys under his power with fear. Without manipulation and fear, Jack has significantly less control over

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