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Leadership In Lord Of The Flies

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During times of war, people on the front the line look to one person. One person they put their lives in, a person to give an inspirational speech when their down. That one person is known as a leader. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the stranded boys know that they need a leader; someone to make the decision to help them get rescued. Before that, a leader is someone that isn’t a boss. A boss orders you around and doesn’t help. A leader is someone that is in the trenches with you, someone smart enough to figure out the next five steps, someone that doesn’t always seem to be the perfect leader. Leaders look out for the group and not for himself. During high school football, the seniors are the leaders because they have been around the longest; but that doesn’t make them good leaders. The good leaders know their rolls on the team whether that’s as a starter or someone that comes of the bench when they need him. They accept it and do it the best they can because they understand that if they are going to achieve great things, this is what they are going to have to do. …show more content…

He is a good leader, but can’t get the others to listen to him all the time. Then there is Jack, he seemed promising as a leader but he goes insane after he can’t kill the hog in front of everyone and lets it go. He becomes a “savage” to the rest of the boys. Not getting dressed anymore, covering his face in clay, and spending his time in the jungle hunting for a hog to kill and bring back to the camp. Then there is Piggy, he seems to have the best qualities to be the leader of the group. He was the smartest out of all them and he is always looking out for the littlans. Even though he is underappreciated by the bigguns, the littlans look up to him. With Piggy in charge, they will have the best chance to get off the

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true story). Lastly, Piggy is a responsible leader because he takes care of the littluns. While the other leaders make big plans, Piggy does not get distracted. He is the only one who notices the littlun with the mulberry birthmark is missing: “That little ‘un that had a mark on his - face - where is - he now? I tell you I don’t see him.”

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A leader is a person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country. Being a leader is a hard task, in the book The Odyssey and in the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou, both Odysseus, and Everett have chosen to be the leader and lead their men toward the “treasure”. While both men are leaders, I think that Odysseus was the better leader compared to Everett.

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In the novel The Lord of the Flies, a group of boys crash-land on an island without adults. Although the boys were quick to appoint a leader, the leadership role struggled to be filled adequately. Leadership is a role not to be taken lightly; a great leader is one with character traits such as patience, intelligence, respect, and communication. Throughout the novel, it was evident that Piggy was the boy with the majority of these qualities (regardless of his lack of confidence—most likely due to the constant bullying he receives from the other boys because of his weight, his asthma, and his glasses).

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“ Leaders are people who do the right thing.” Said Professor Warren G. Bennis. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies demonstrates contrasting leadership. One of the leaders stands out the most, by the way he acts around the boys, to the way he self-regulates. Simon should be the leader in Lord of the Flies because he is a guardian, is beneficial and is not swayed by the group .

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Leadership is defined as “the action of leading a group of people or an organization. ” Our class just finished reading the novel Lord of The Flies by William Golding. Golding made many points throughout the book showing leadership with many characters. Jack, Ralph, and Piggy all show leadership through the book, but each character shows different type of leadership. Throughout the book Piggy showed the biggest leadership to the group.

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In the book Lord of the Flies there are two boy who try and fight for the role as chief one who is voted into power and another who pushes others into accepting him as their leader. Ralph the chief who is intent on being rescued and Jack the boy who believes that he is a strong warrior that can face anything. As the story goes along, both boys face trying times that show that almost anyone can become savage when abandoned by society. The two boys show strengths and weakness throughout the story, showing you that everyone when put in a situation can be a leader, whether it be good or bad. Ralph and Jack both have two very different ways of looking at the situation of being stranded on an island.

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The first reason Piggy has a sensational personality is that he follows the rules at all times, even when no one is watching. Piggy says, “What are we? Humans? Or Animals?

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Leadership is something that stands out. Good leadership is always important. You always want to follow the strongest person in the group right? Well in the book called “Lord of the Flies” Ralph is a better leader than Jack. Some reasons include Ralph has a goal or clear vision of being rescued.

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