Leadership In Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

Everyone in every part of the world is different in their own way. Each person has their own personality, ideas, and beliefs. Sometimes, those differences can cause disputes and tear people/groups apart. Other times, it can unite and help them. Some authors use this strategy in writing to help build stories and add conflict between characters in their work. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Jack, and Ralph are different leaders in many ways. To start, Ralph presents himself as a fair and democratic ruler in the novel. First, Ralph is fair and democratic when he becomes a leader by election. In the first chapter of the story, all of the boys stranded on the island decide that they are going to vote for one of the boys to be chief and

Initially, if I had a choice, I would choose not to be a leader. My explanation behind this is that I do not want to be a leader and potentially cause mutiny and fights among the other boys on the island. If I absolutely had to choose between election and self-appointment, I would choose election because it is more fair for everyone else to vote. So in this aspect, I am more similar to Ralph. Additionally, if I could choose, I would not punish the others on the island for doing something wrong. When the boys were punished for letting the fire go out, I thought it was wrong because they were also responsible for hunting. And when they let the fire die, they were busy hunting. They were still doing their job, so I would not punish them for anything. So I do not relate to either Ralph or Jack in this way. Finally, if the younger kids on the island started crying I would let them cry it out. When the littles started crying over the beast, they could not really help themselves and it was not their fault. A good leader does not belittle and hurt their people, they treat them with respect. In this way, I am more similar to Ralph because he was nice to the younger boys and made them