Lord Of The Flies Leadership
The classic novel The Lord of the Flies by William Golding revolves around a group of young boys from England that are isolated on an island after their plane crashed. With the pilot dead and no adults around it is up to the older ones to take charge. This Nobel Prize winning novel features four distinct characters; Piggy, Ralph, Jack and Simon. It is up to these boys to make all the difference on the island. In order for the boys to survive on the island while waiting for the adults to rescue them they need a leader to guide them. There are tasks and qualities that only a true leader can fulfill, and all the boys but Piggy lack the knowledge needed to successfully lead the boys. A leader will be successful only when he understands how and
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We see Jack’s “true colours” when he tells Piggy while the boys were gathering a group up to explore the island “‘We don’t want you,’ said Jack, flatly. ‘Three’s enough.’” (p.21) From this fragment of the novel we see that Jack shows more qualities of a bully than a leader. Furthermore, it was established on the first day on the island that whenever there was a meeting the boys would blow the conch and they could then only speak if they had possession of the conch. Jack however, does not respect these rules and he will always talk over people and not let them get a chance to share their opinion. Jack often does this and he shows it when he tells Piggy: “‘Who cares what you believe – fatty!’” (p.97) Without the willingness to cooperate with others Jack does not fulfill the requirements to be a leader. Despite the fact that Ralph was voted as their leader; like Jack, Ralph is not the best suited for the job. Similar to Jack, Ralph is rude and untrustworthy – qualities that do not complement the word “leader” very well. During the beginning of the novel, Piggy tells Ralph his nickname with confidence that he would not tell any of
We see Jack’s “true colours” when he tells Piggy while the boys were gathering a group up to explore the island “‘We don’t want you,’ said Jack, flatly. ‘Three’s enough.’” (p.21) From this fragment of the novel we see that Jack shows more qualities of a bully than a leader. Furthermore, it was established on the first day on the island that whenever there was a meeting the boys would blow the conch and they could then only speak if they had possession of the conch. Jack however, does not respect these rules and he will always talk over people and not let them get a chance to share their opinion. Jack often does this and he shows it when he tells Piggy: “‘Who cares what you believe – fatty!’” (p.97) Without the willingness to cooperate with others Jack does not fulfill the requirements to be a leader. Despite the fact that Ralph was voted as their leader; like Jack, Ralph is not the best suited for the job. Similar to Jack, Ralph is rude and untrustworthy – qualities that do not complement the word “leader” very well. During the beginning of the novel, Piggy tells Ralph his nickname with confidence that he would not tell any of