Who Was Jack A Good Leader In Lord Of The Flies

AN HONOURABLE LEADER

An honorable leader has many characteristics and these characteristics differ from one person to another. In the extravagant book The Lord Of The Flies written by William Golding young boys get stranded on an island. As time progresses some of the boys turn more and more into savages. The book demonstrates how our society would be without rules, regulations and laws. The person that deserves to have the title of leader should be the most suited person, and the best person for the position of leader should be Jack Merridew. Jack is the best leader and it can be seen through the qualities he has and the way he acts on the island.

To begin with there are many instances where Jack proves he is the best leader by the

On the island when the boys first wanted to make a fire, they did not have any technology to light the fire so Jack suggested piggy's specs to light the fire. “Jack pointed suddenly ' his specs- use them as burning glasses' Piggy was surrounded before he could back away” ( Golding 40). Jack said this to the other boys. Although may piggy maybe the smartest, Jack was the one who came up with the idea. At the same time everyone else was looking for lighters, matches and sticks to rub, Jack was sensible enough to use piggy's specs. A true leader thinks wisely and must know and use his resources in a sufficient way. In which Jack did. Mr. Merridew also uses his physical strength in a wise way. One act he did that proves that justifies this is when there was another assembly going on. The boys started arguing, Finally Jack had enough and decided to leave Ralph and make his own group. “I'm going off by myself. He (Ralph) can catch his own pigs. Anyone who wants to hunt when

Another characteristic Jack has is his Charisma. Throughout the entire book there have been many times Jack's charisma has been shown. He persuades the little'uns and the biguns to do what he wants through his charm. He knows what the boys want. “Ralph looked at Jack open-mouthed, but Jack took no notice. 'The thing is-fear can’t hurt you any more than a dream. There aren’t any beasts to be afraid of on this island '” (Golding 116). Mr. Merridew stated this during another assembly that Ralph called. During the same assembly a “beastie” was mentioned. In this quote Jack was telling the boys fear is just like a nightmare. Nightmares are imaginative just as fear is. The most important issue for the little'uns is concern of the beast. Jack says he will do all he can do to slaughter the beast. He is very good when it comes to speaking. Jack won the little'uns by offering to protect them from the beast and that helped get followers. Jack essentially knows what the boys want, and one thing the boys want is protection and Jack can provide that. This instance shows how much of a charismatic person Jack is. Merridew knows what the boys want and when they want it, Jack knows that the boys want protection, meat and to have have fun. Whereas all Ralph cares about is shelter and protection."All the same you need an army—for hunting. Hunting pigs”