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    In the novel “The Lord of the Flies”‚ the initial leader was Ralph. He created rules and tried to base is society off of the need for survival. Contrastingly‚ Jack seems to care more about entertaining himself by hunting and spilling blood‚ and ultimate control of the boys. As the novel progresses the two boys divergent personalities clash and the Ralphs leadership steadily decreases‚ while Jack rises to power. The hierarchy of boys also adjusts as the leadership evolves on the island. At the beginning

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    William Golding’s novel the ‘Lord of the Flies’ developed many relationships to shed light on the characters. Perhaps the most important of these would be between the two main characters Jack and Ralph‚ however relationships between other characters including Ralph and Piggy’s relationship and Jack and Rodgers relationship are equally as important and help provide evidence of the behaviours of the children. The relationship between the two main characters Ralph and Jack at the beginning of the novel

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    At the beginning of Lord of the Flies Ralph and Jack are competing for the role of leader. They go about this in very different ways like how Ralph tries to convince them about what needs to get done and how they should be doing things. While on the other hand Jack tries to gain the affections of the group by letting them do whatever they want whenever‚ and giving the meaty nutrition (69). Ralph has a lot of good leadership qualities like being able to take input from teammates like Piggy‚ and how

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    Lord of The Flies When a group of British school boys land on a deserted island someone has to step up and lead. A leader should have many noble traits. In the book Ralph is elected leader‚ in the beginning he was not much of a standout but later in the book we found Ralph has great leadership skills: he tries to keep the peace‚ was stern when he needed to be‚ and held everyone accountable for their work. There are several instances in the story where Ralph‚ the leader‚ goes against the majority

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    Through the book Lord Of The Flies by William Golding there is a conflict between leader’s who do what is right against doing what the people want. At the beginning Ralph is elected as the leader of the island. Right away he does what he thinks is a necessity on the island‚set up a fire to get rescued and build shelter to be safe shelter. Jack does what he and the boys want and what others may think is fun‚ hunting. On the island there is a constant fear of “The beast” and Jack and Ralph have different

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    In The Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ Golding emphasizes the conflict between two opposite impulses that are inside every one of us: whether to follow the rules and be in order‚ or to go into violence and turn into savages. Golding expresses this by using the protagonist and antagonist of the story‚ Ralph and Jack. Ralph represents order in this book. In the beginning‚ he is known as the leader. He uses the conch to bring everyone together and the conch is what made him the leader in the

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    hope for life‚ or witness the darkness of man’s heart. This is exactly what Ralph had to do though in Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Throughout the novel Ralph unsurprisingly quickly matures with his leadership role‚ his determination in giving the boys hope‚ and his ability to see the truth. By the end of the novel Ralph’s innocence has been replaced with his newfound maturity. Firstly‚ at the start of the novel‚ Ralph is immature but when he gains a leadership role he becomes more mature. When

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    book I read‚ Lord of the Flies‚ is a young boy named Ralph. He is athletic‚ charismatic‚ and a primary representation of order‚ civilization‚ and productive leadership in the novel. He is described as a rather large and muscular boy that could have been a ’Karate Kid’ as far as "width and heaviness of shoulder went". He is also described as having fair hair‚ but not much physical description is offered‚ otherwise. Being the main representation of democracy in the group of boys ‚ Ralph is cool and

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    Human nature isn’t perfect and has many negative aspects to it. The novel Lord of the Flies written by William Golding includes many negative aspects like greed‚ ill treatment‚ and jealousy that are portrayed through the outcome of the characters. These negative views of humanity are shown through the outcome of the characters Jack‚ Simon and Ralph. The outcome of Jack portrays a negative view of humanity because it shows that greed can lead to violence. Jack’s greed for power led to ruthless

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    Machiavellian leadership in Lord of the Flies William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Flies illustrates fundamental aspects of society and leadership through the politics of young boys stranded on an uninhabited island. Throughout the novel‚ the character of Jack Merridew gradually secures authority using various methods described in Machiavelli’s The Prince. Although Jack’s impulsive attitude and juvenile aggression may not obey this approach to ruling‚ other aspects of his leadership fit well within

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