There are two types of people in the world, leaders and followers. Sometimes there are two leaders who fight for power and a split is commenced in a group. Stronger leaders can break apart a group to create stronger groups. William Golding gives examples to human nature often in his book “Lord of the Flies.” He portrays two characters fighting for the throne of an island to lead only children. One leader being Ralph who cares for the tribe and for the well being of the kids, on the other had a tough leader that only cares about himself, Jack, gets in his way and begins a revolt against him using propaganda and simple pleasures to lure in more people to overthrow Ralph. Ralph, because he cares for the group more than himself, is more superior versus Jack who is a ego and glory hungry person, only in the mood to have power. …show more content…
Ralph often tells Jack “so long as you and your hunters remember about the fire.”(Golding 48) Ralph clearly states his affection toward building a fire with his relentless bothersome behavior about the issue. It shows that Ralph knows that the only way they can signal a ship or help is with the fire. Ralph also shows lots of care when he often say that “We need shelters.”(Golding 46) Ralph cares about the rest of the boys and thinks about the future. After spending one night in the rain, Ralph wants to have shelter for when it rains again so they can stay dry in a hut. It also shows how much he cares about the rest of the boys to think about their future on the