The Art of the Island Survival!
Introduction-!
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In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, two specific characters stand out as leader figures despite being at a young age. Their characters develop as they continue to try to survive on the island as a group, outlining these two character’s various similarities and differences. !
Hook: !
“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”-Jack Welch, American business executive, author and chemical engineer.!
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Both Established leader figures and followed by others, !
Civilisation!
Growth as a leader!
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Paragraph one- Established Leader!
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Ralph is the first leader figure in the group as he was automatically defined as the leader with his conch. He starts off relatively immature, however he develops to become a mature and suitable leader. !
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“I'll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he's speaking.”!
“Think.” What was the sensible thing to do? There was no Piggy to talk sense. There was no solemn assembly for debate nor dignity of the conch.!
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Paragraph two- Leader-Civilisation!
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Jack shows off his leadership abilities from the beginning, unlike Ralph. The group counted on him and voted him as leader, however he begins to get too caught up with hunting and taking advantage of the freedom that had been thrust upon them in this adult-free environment, losing their original goal: To be rescued.!
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Ralph: “There was a ship, out there. You said you’d keep the fire going and you let it out!” He took a step towards Jack who turned and faced him. “They might have seen us. We might have gone home-“!
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Paragraph three- Growth!
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The differing growth between the the two young boys began to cause more and more conflict. !
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“Ralph and Jack looked at each other while society paused about them. The shameful