These boys, Jack and Ralph, both fight for dominance during this novel, whilst grappling with their egos and desires. Ralph is the superior leader in, “Lord of the Flies,” due to his prioritizing the group’s welfare and emphasizing reason over primal instinct. Ralph's leadership prioritizes the group's welfare, he says “We've got to have special people for looking after the fire. Any day there may be a ship out there... ”(Golding 33)
In the Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a group of British boys are stranded on an uninhabited island and try to govern themselves. The leader of the group is Ralph, the main representative of order, civilization, and productive leadership. Ralph exhibits the traits of an excellent leader throughout the novel by being kind, responsible, and determined. Because of the aforementioned traits, the boys feel safe and even hopeful about being rescued.
“The Word, that understandable and lawful Word, was slipping away.” (Golding 82). Ralph, the original leader of the boys in the Lord of The Flies, is initially a great leader and person. Ralph soon becomes pulled by his desires, a recurring theme of human nature seen frequently. Ralph experiences a man vs. societal conflict due to Jack’s influence but is resolved through the arrival of the long-awaited Naval officer.
All of the boys in Lord of the Flies had life changing experiences. Throughout the course of this book they became dynamic characters. Ralph as the first chosen leader of a group of young boys had a lot to take on. He couldn’t have done any of it without his friend and voice of reason, which was in fact Piggy. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Ralph’s experiences represent civilization vs. savagery as he fights for leadership, loses a close friend, and then fights for his life.
Ralph is an important character in the novel Lord of the Flies because he is instantly shown as a good leader. An example is: "Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things." "Shut up,". “Shut up” is an imperative implying that he wants power and order on the island. This shows us that Ralph respects democracy and wants the island to be followed by a leader.
In the book, Lord of the Flies, The character named Ralph has been continuously changing. In the beginning of the book, Ralph is known as an athletic and charismatic leader. Now he is a tough, mischievous, savaged boy. Ralph has changed mentally because now he has a completely different outlook on things as he once did when they had arrived on the island.
Not Everyone can be a Great Leader Great leaders have certain qualities, such as communication skills, having succor, and being focused, that no one else possess. Throughout Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, Ralph, the main protagonist and leader, shows multiple signs of his leadership skills. Jack, the main antagonist with his militaristic mindset, also shows some signs of leadership. The island that all the 8-12 years old boys are on, is deserted and requires a strong leader.
Ralph is the protagonist in the novel, Lord of the flies. At first, Ralph was elected as the leader when all he boys voted between him and Jack. The qualities that Ralph had that even made the choir boys vote for Ralph and not their choir leader Jack, were civilization, leadership, order, and confident. He was the one who blew into the conch and called everyone for the meeting, and he also thought of making a fire so that they can be rescued by signaling the ships. Over the course of the middle sections, Ralph loses the leadership when he behaves rudely to the boys and complaints that they are not doing things right.
The character development shown in Lord of the Flies is something that cannot be achieved by many writers. Authors should look to Sir William Golding for inspiration as his ability to create a character of depth is something that is fascinating. The placement of certain symbolism, quotes, and actions shows a superior style of character development. At the beginning of the novel, Ralph is depicted as the stereotypical perfect child - blonde hair, blue eyes, blemish-free skin.
At first glance, Ralph is a central character who starts and completes William Golding novel The Lord of the Flies. From the onset of the novel, he is described as a “fair boy” with an “attractive appearance” (p7, 29). The author compares his stature as that of a boxer, “as far as width and heaviness of shoulders went, but there was a mildness about his mouth and eyes that proclaimed no devil” (p11). He has the physique and presence of a typical leader – strong but with a kind heart that makes him trustworthy.
In his novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding presents Ralph as an obvious leader because he demonstrates the best leadership qualities and represents a connection to civilization and authority. Leadership can be defined as the qualities an individual possesses that can allow them to best organize a group of people to accomplish a common task and lead them to a successful future. Along with acting as a tie to society and order, Ralph demonstrates the qualities of responsibility, impartiality, and determination on the island and therefore is the greatest choice to lead the other boys. Ralph’s priority to get off the island demonstrates his wisdom and ability to make decisions. His understanding of the boys’ need for stability through government
Good Leader? Becoming a leader is a rough goal to accomplish especially in your young years, When you know you have to step up and become the adult in your life because you know it's the only way you'll be able to keep moving forward. To be a leader you need to be open for change just like Ralph when he made the decision of voting for a leader in the story to attain a specific goal of building the island into a big civilization. Ralph wasn't the smartest or strongest or smartest from all the boys and he took the initiative of helping the other schoolboys who were afraid and had no idea what to do. Another boy Jack who believes that he should become the leader of the group just because he's the oldest boy.
A person once said “The hardest part of growing up, is letting go of what you were used to; and moving on with something you’re not.” Ralph from Lord of the Flies and Eragon from Eragon grow up but, in different ways. Ralph is a young boy who gets stranded on an island with a bunch of boys and Eragon a 15 year old boy who lives with his uncle and his cousin Roran and finds a mysterious stone in the woods that hatches into a dragon. Although they both grow up throughout the book they, do it in different ways. Ralph is dependent on others to help him solve problems in his life and Eragon is has an innocence and encounters evil and has to face this evil.
Overcoming all of the obstacles and calamities that faces him. Ralph is a dynamic character in the Novel, Lord of the Flies. Not only is he a strong leader, he is fair throughout the novel. Ralph is presented as a handsome young man who is not afraid to be a leader. As the book continues, the innocence in Ralph had been lost.
In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, Ralph represents the idea of civilization, democracy, and leadership. He leads the boys on the island to keep peace and order before Jack’s tribe takes over. “He lifted the conch. ‘Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things’”(Golding 22). While Ralph seems good on the surface, he still has that buried evil inside of him.
