Leadership In Lord Of The Flies, By William Golding

In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, fear impacts the boys’ society on the island by pitting the two most effective leaders against each other, leading to the spread of insanity through one. The boys are talking about the possibility of a beast being on the island. Lots of people are talking at once and Ralph states, “'there's too much talking out of turn… because we can't have proper assemblies if you don't stick to the rules.’ He stopped again. The careful plan of this assembly had broken down” (Pg 90). Ralph believes that rules are very important to the boys on the island and therefore they need to follow them because he is scared of the society turning chaotic. He is telling everyone to not speak out of turn because he wants there to

This is what he means by saying “proper”, he wants things to be organized because he believes that the rules are the only thing keeping the boys from all turning against one another. Also, by saying that his “careful plan” was “broken down”, the author is implying ralph was very determined to get the boys in order that he mindfully curated a plan to keep them under control. He didn’t just call a meeting without knowing what to say. And because his plan was “broken down”, it is no longer effective or useful for Ralph. After trying everything he could, Ralph gives up because, despite his best effort, all the boys are still listening to Jack. This causes him to be uncertain and no longer confident in his actions. Jack’s fear is not of the boys turning animalistic or of the beastie, like many of the other boys on the island, he is afraid of losing power. Jack, Ralph, and Piggy are trying to learn about the beast from a little boy named Percival, but the boy will not speak so Jack asks, “‘What about the beast?’ Something strange was happening to Percival. He yawned and staggered, so that Jack seized and shook him. ‘Where does the beast live?’” (Pg