Ralph And Jack's Leadership In Lord Of The Flies

The burning island roars behind the boys while they hug the armed personnel with great satisfaction and delight. The Lord of the Flies starts off with a plane crashing onto an island in the middle of nowhere. As the story progresses, we learn that only boys have survived. With no adults on the island the boys have to work together and provide for themselves but not everything goes to plan. The main conflict in the story is the battle for leadership. Two boys named Ralph and Jack are both constantly fighting each other and always want to be the one making the decisions. Unfortunately there can’t be two leaders, but there is always a way to see through them and find out who will be the better leader. Jack and Ralph both demonstrate aspects of

In the story Jack has said many times that, “The conch isn’t everything, I'm the one with the knife anyways” (Golding 42). We see many times in the story that all of the boys have set personalities. Not only do Jack and Ralph have similar personalities but they also both play a crucial yet similar role in the Lord of the Flies. Both of the two act as leaders to the boys and both show traits of dominance and confidence. Both of them control and make decisions on the island for the greater good of the tribe. It is good that the boys have stepped up and shown these skills and attributes because without a leader like them the boys on the island would more than likely not make it very

This is shown by Jack when he says, “I’m gonna get a pig, just you wait! (Golding 74). In the story, we see how Jack is determined to get this pig. Jack is known as the leader of the hunters so he is trying to show them boys and prove to them that he can catch an animal. Later in the story Jack does eventually catch a pig and the boys are very thankful for him and his determination. Similar to Jack, Ralph displays a lot of determination as well. Ralph exhibits this when he says, “Don’t give up. If we don’t work together then we will never get home” (Golding 64). Throughout the book, we see how and why Ralph was elected as the leader. Not only does he have a good body and a loud voice, but he is also determined and has a kind heart to others. Being the leader of the boys and having the conch is a lot of power and Ralph handles it perfectly every time. He doesn’t silence anyone out, he doesn’t speak down on