Ralph establishes discipline, and order, and shows affection towards the other boys. Prioritizing the group's welfare, Jack is becoming more and more savage, thinks less of others, and thirsts for
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.
He oversees a plan to help them escape their entrapment on the island, while still being a child himself. He does not shift management because of the difficult position the boys and him have found themselves in. Ralph conducts a way to persevere through hardship no matter the challenge. Ralph ultimately steps up to the chief role and proves he is the greatest suit for the upcoming
“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.
In the beginning, Ralph’s positive attitude allows him to lead the group in such a way that many others believe they will be rescued. In chapter five, after many negative thoughts, he has to deliver a more serious speech about how their strategies are not working. He also implies that the boys might not be saved. His opinions reflect onto the younger children, and set the tone for the entire group. Overall, Ralph never has a direct opinion on whether or not the group will be saved, and this indecisiveness is greatly shaped by his power and the decisions that come with
Ralph soon comes to a realization and can’t believe how powerful the evil that lives inside him is. It takes Ralph the loss of a true friend to realize who he has become “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy” (202). While Ralph is only twelve years old he has been through a ton in the last few weeks on the island alot for a child his age to go through. Golding uses the Naval Officer to rescue them because of how savagely the boys were acting that any adult most likely wouldn’t be able to contain them. Prior to the arrival of the officer the whole island is set on fire trying to smoke out Ralph.
In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, after a plane crashes on a deserted island, a group of kids with no adult supervision on the island, the kid have to figure out how to survive and get rescued. Ralph is voted as leader of the group, because he seems like he looked the part and had good charisma. Ralph blows the conch shell to assemble all of the kids to see who survived and to discuss what to do next. At first we see that Ralph does show he can be a good leader by making a plan on how to get rescued and assigning jobs to other kids. But as the book progresses he slowly turns into a bad leader who does not have control over the kids, when he gets frustrated and cannot control the kids to do their jobs.
In addition to delegating responsibilities, Ralph also organizes an expedition to explore the uninhabited island for the purpose of discovering, if it is, in fact, uninhabited. The expedition proves successful, for the boys discover that they are on an island and therefore, they are able to act accordingly, all due to Ralph and his effective leadership. Ralph’s organized frame of mind is further illustrated when he uses the conch to give every boy a chance to speak and voice their opinions, no matter their age. “‘We can’t have everybody talking at once. We’ll have to have ‘Hands up’ like at school… I’ll
In Lord of the Flies we see many forms of leadership, the most prominent being the leadership styles between Ralph and Jack. Some leaders prefer to plan and look at the bigger picture and some leaders like to rule from day-to-day. The contrasting leadership styles of Jack and Ralph shape the plot of the story and the fates of the boys on the island. Ralph was the strongest leader amongst the boys in Lord of the Flies, his leading power seemed to fall into his hands, or stemmed from Piggy’s good ideas. Ralph leads with the idea of a big picture, making sure that the boys on the island get rescued.
In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a significant part of the book is Ralph’s leadership. Ralph’s leadership evolves as he learns from his mistakes and continues to grow smarter. Ralph’s main focus and ways of leadership changes tremendously. Ralph learned to pull through and show responsibility when needed. Ralph’s leadership begins off potent, he knows what he wants and knows how to achieve what he wants, he just struggles to keep the boys on the same track as him.
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 of Lord of the flies, a novel that explores the natural behavior of man. Throughout the book, Ralph experiences a lot of character development, being introduced at the beginning of the novel as a handsome, thoughtful, charismatic person who is a natural leader, he quickly gains the support and respect of all the boys on the island and is promptly elected leader of the island. Ralph's election kickstarts a rivalry between him and one of the older boys Jack, who believes he should be the one in charge. Jack repeatedly challenges ralphs authority as Ralph's leadership is repeatedly put to the test.
After discovering that the fire was out and Jack was responsible, Ralph confronts him, starting their first argument with many more to follow. Golding used these events on the island to indicate that Ralph is starting to realize that he must act more like the leader he was elect to be. Because of this, Ralph decides that they must have an emergency meeting to figure out solutions to their problems, stating that “this meeting must not be fun, but business.” This is to show the quick maturation of Ralph and how is leadership skills has developed since the beginning of the novel. He begins to become more distant from the other boys, consisting of savage hunters, as they do not hold the capacity to be as serious as Ralph and Piggy.
Briar Bearss Mrs. Brown English 10 12/18/15 A Man on a Mission: An Analysis of Ralph Every great leader is focused. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Ralph is a natural leader that is required to use his focus to survive after his plane crashes on a deserted island along with several other schoolboys like him. In this novel, published in 1954, Ralph is an extremely focused character which is proven through his speech, actions, and thoughts.
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.
