Leadership is a principal theme in Lord Of The Flies as it shows how being a leader is difficult and how society can crumble, effortlessly. It also implicitly explains how societies need leadership; it is the pillar that holds society from crumbling down. To be a leader isn’t that hard. However, to be a leader with the following qualities, makes them a strong one: inner strength, to be mature, confident and courageous; clarity, to be clear and straightforward; discipline, to be able to be strict and tell people off for things they shouldn’t be doing or saying, without doubt. The following forge the definition of inner strength: maturity, confidence and courage. Ralph is a lot more mature than Jack. This is recognised in the book, as Ralph cares about the long term (being rescued) “And sooner or later a ship will put in here. It might even be Daddy's ship. So you see, sooner or later, we shall be rescued”. This shows that Ralph is determined for a ship to come and get them off island and he wants those on the island to believe it too. Jack just cares about his needs in the present (meat) "Ralph, we need meat even if we are hunting the other thing”. This shows that he needs to fulfill his present needs, to eat meat. …show more content…
”But if there was a snake we'd hunt it and kill it”. This suggests that Jack likes to make the people feel safe around him, as it makes him more respected. “We need hunters to get us meat. And another thing”. This suggests that Ralph gives speeches on what the boys should do and why they should do it. He tries to make everyone fully understand what he means by rambling on and