Everyone has different criteria for their ideal government whether they know it or not. The three most important characteristics of a government are: that the leader is elected, everyone is treated equal, and the people can overrule the leader. These characteristics promote patriotism and prevent the desire to overthrow the government.
For a government to function properly the leader or leaders must be elected, not given power. In the beginning of Lord of the Flies Ralph is elected leader. Everyone has respect for Ralph because they are the ones who chose him. So when he tells people to do things, besides the lazy people, they get them done. Since people had a say in who their leader is they truly believe that their decisions are for the greater good of the community. So now the people of the community will cooperate with the leader and help him or her achieve their goal. “Let’s have a vote. Yes!”(22). This quote shows how this is what people want, a say in who their leader is. Having a leader be elected is the most important characteristic of a government because the people will respect the leader they chose. …show more content…
In The Destructors by Graham Greene, Trevor or T. starts out with one of his only rights being to vote. Even then he can only say yes or no during the vote, he has no other say. "T. raised his eyes, as gray and disturbed as the drab August day. We’ll pull it down, he said. We’ll destroy it."(5). As T. started to get ideas, the group began to treat him as an equal. Now that he was being heard and his words valued as much as the others he could tell him his plan. This lead to the group's success in destroying old Misery's house. If everyone is treated equal then everyone can voice their ideas and
For a government to function properly the leader or leaders must be elected, not given power. In the beginning of Lord of the Flies Ralph is elected leader. Everyone has respect for Ralph because they are the ones who chose him. So when he tells people to do things, besides the lazy people, they get them done. Since people had a say in who their leader is they truly believe that their decisions are for the greater good of the community. So now the people of the community will cooperate with the leader and help him or her achieve their goal. “Let’s have a vote. Yes!”(22). This quote shows how this is what people want, a say in who their leader is. Having a leader be elected is the most important characteristic of a government because the people will respect the leader they chose. …show more content…
In The Destructors by Graham Greene, Trevor or T. starts out with one of his only rights being to vote. Even then he can only say yes or no during the vote, he has no other say. "T. raised his eyes, as gray and disturbed as the drab August day. We’ll pull it down, he said. We’ll destroy it."(5). As T. started to get ideas, the group began to treat him as an equal. Now that he was being heard and his words valued as much as the others he could tell him his plan. This lead to the group's success in destroying old Misery's house. If everyone is treated equal then everyone can voice their ideas and