Leader In Lord Of The Flies

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What makes up a leader? In the book Lord of the Flies, whose author is William Golding, this question was not well thought through before a leader the choice a leader. Though the main characters are only little kids, they had a hard choice they had to make; they had not the slightest idea that the choice that they would make might cost some of them their lives. In the Lord of the Flies, a group of boys from an all-boys school, crash-landed on an inhabited island. Upon arriving on the island, they had to choose who would be chief. Mostly everybody chose the same kid as a chief. Only a handful of boys, the choir boys who were loyal to their choir leader, Jack, voted him as chief. Yet the result was the same, Ralph was chief. The reason the kids …show more content…

He also tells them things that they should do to survive until they get rescued. “It all depends on healthy lines of communication,” (Prive). If you can't communicate with other people, then there is confusion on the way a plan is to get carried out. “'The fire is the most important thing on the island,'” (Golding). Ralph clearly communicates to the other boys what is essential for them to get rescued. The ability to stay committed to a task or idea is important. “It's important to show your commitment” (Prive). If the people you're with sees you not putting forth an effort into a project, then they will look at you and think that the project does not matter to you so it should not to them either. “‘And I think I could tell you what Ralph's going to say next. The most important thing on the island is the smoke and you can't have no smoke without a fire,’” (Golding). It is always good when someone realizes when you are committed to a task by seeing what you do when doing that …show more content…

It only takes a small number of words of encouragement to put renewed hope in a person. “Inspiring your team to see the vision of the successes to come is vital,” states Prive (Prive). If you inspire people to do things or believe a certain thing is possible, then they have hope that things can be accomplished or that things can get better. Ralph encourages the boys and reminds them that, “‘We want to be rescued; and of course we shall be rescued,” (Golding). Ralph is being honest and communicates that they will sooner or later get rescued. Ralph, in the novel, is certain that if they do the right things like keeping a fire going, that they will get rescued. I would much rather be ruled by a sophisticated boy that keeps order and the law, then by a savage boy who can’t even look at