Ralph was all alone with no form of government and the savages were trying to find him. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, there are a group of boys, that do not know each other, that are stranded on an island. Ralph is inarguably the main character and leader of this book. Ralph shows true leadership throughout Golding’s book.
Ralph was a true leader. Ralph tried the best he could to keep the boys positive in knowing that they would be rescued. On Page 37 of the book Ralph stated, “My fathers in the Navy. He said there aren’t any unknown islands left. He says the Queen has a big room full and all the islands in the world are drawn there. So the Queen’s got a picture of this island.” This shows true leadership because even if Ralph is scared he wants the other boys to
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Another reason that Ralph fits the role of a good leader is that he is not strict on rules. This may not seem like a good characteristic of a leader, but because he is leading boys from ages 5-12, they cooperate because he is not strict on rules. On page 35, Ralph declares that, “This is our island. It is a good island. Until grownups come fetch us we’ll have fun.” This shows that he is a lenient and entertaining leader. Having a positive attitude and not being too strict are good characteristics for a leader in Ralphs situation. There are many debates on if the United States of America’s president, President Trump, has good characteristics to be a leader. He has many good qualities that a leader should have, but do the negatives of his personality weigh out his positive leadership traits? Trump is considered to be a “loud mouth” and puts his opinion out there no matter what the circumstance. Many say that this characteristic will help America because he makes his point known. Numerous people believe this to be a negative characteristic. Many people get offended by his remarks and because of this do not see eye to eye with him. For example, when Puerto Rico