The Power of Leadership John Quincy Adams once said, “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, and become more, you are a leader” (“Leadership Quotes” par. 2). 25. The 'Standard' of the 'Standard'. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, schoolboys hailing from England find themselves in a plane crash, stranded on an abandoned island. During the time they spend there, the boys try to survive and eventually get back home. Among these boys, two stand out as leaders: Jack and Ralph. Both of them have unique leadership qualities and styles. Throughout the majority of the book, they fight to be the leader. Due to his ability to show his caring nature, remain civilized even during the chaos, and his willingness to work for the benefit …show more content…
Jack said to the younger children, “‘Serve you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies!’ Ralph interrupted him testily” (Golding 83). When Jack gets angry, he yells, disregarding others’ feelings, yet Ralph is there to stop him. Ralph is also able to comfort others with his actions. The “All right” is a. That’s where we’ll look. If the beast isn’t there, we’ll go up the mountain and look” (Golding 103). A multitude of children are concerned about a “beast” in the woods. Although Ralph does not believe the beast exists, he is still willing to look for it to ease the nerves of others. Furthermore, Ralph is one of the few boys who remains civilized throughout the entirety of the book. When many of the others, Jack included, begin to resort to savagery, Ralph refuses to take the easy way out, which eventually leads to their rescue. “At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws” (Golding 153). The crowd refers to the boys who turned to savagery, and “the beast” is Simon in this