Stronger leader Being a strong leader is shown with many different characteristics: clarity, decisiveness, courage, passion, and humility. In William Golding’s book Lord of the Flies, a young boy by the name of Ralph is announced with these traits. Ralph was clear and concise at all times and there was no question of what needed to be accomplished with him. Jack would manipulate the other boys into joining his tribe. He was demanding and had an instinct of savagery. The boys had a contentious issue when they split into two different groups; savages and the good. Ralph makes a better leader than Jack because he was fair and equal to every boy, while Jack let the savagery overthrow him.
Ralph has the best intentions of listening to every …show more content…
He had used Piggy’s glasses to create it, “Ralph moved the lenses back and forth, this way and that, till a glossy white image of declining sun lay on a piece of rotten wood” (Golding 46). Ralph knew that if they just messed around and only hunted, like Jack wanted to do, they would never be rescued. Ralph had a sophisticated mindset when grabbing Piggy’s specs to create the fire when all the other boys were just rubbing sticks together. Ralph acts as the adult figure, “Prior to adolescence, the master planner isn’t quite advanced enough to guide all the other brain regions. That’s because it still doesn’t know the rules of the game” (Mascarelli). None of the boys knew the rule of the game when it came to being responsible on doing what was needed, so Ralph had to step up and destroy his innocence by acting as an adult. He had to come up with ways to build a fire, keep the boys calm while attempting to adult them all. He never lost his sense of determination and was always …show more content…
One cannot deny that he led with great power with gathering food and with irony, actually set the smoke signal and got everyone rescued. On the other hand, he forced and would beat the boys to join his side. He became vicious throughout their time on the Island, “When people are afraid they discover the violence within them and when they are afraid together they discover that the violence within them can be almost bottomless” (Golding, Why). The boys have siked themselves up so much, they are all convinced there is “beast” on this Island. When Jack and his group of savages were having a fire, a young boy, named Simon, ran up to them and they thought he was the beast. Tearing, clawing and biting the boy, they killed him. They were all so terrified and caught up in the hype of kill that Jack had inspired them to have, that they took somebody’s life. When the boys arrived on the Island, none of them came with the intentions to become a savage, “No one…Is born bad” (Qtd. in Sachs). One of the first boys to turn to a savage state of mind was Jack. He encouraged all the others to turn bad. Ralph is a better leader than Jack because of all the damage he did to the other boys by turning them into people they are not. To get the boys to turn to a savage and obey him, Jack would beat and brainwash
Ralph has the best intentions of listening to every …show more content…
He had used Piggy’s glasses to create it, “Ralph moved the lenses back and forth, this way and that, till a glossy white image of declining sun lay on a piece of rotten wood” (Golding 46). Ralph knew that if they just messed around and only hunted, like Jack wanted to do, they would never be rescued. Ralph had a sophisticated mindset when grabbing Piggy’s specs to create the fire when all the other boys were just rubbing sticks together. Ralph acts as the adult figure, “Prior to adolescence, the master planner isn’t quite advanced enough to guide all the other brain regions. That’s because it still doesn’t know the rules of the game” (Mascarelli). None of the boys knew the rule of the game when it came to being responsible on doing what was needed, so Ralph had to step up and destroy his innocence by acting as an adult. He had to come up with ways to build a fire, keep the boys calm while attempting to adult them all. He never lost his sense of determination and was always …show more content…
One cannot deny that he led with great power with gathering food and with irony, actually set the smoke signal and got everyone rescued. On the other hand, he forced and would beat the boys to join his side. He became vicious throughout their time on the Island, “When people are afraid they discover the violence within them and when they are afraid together they discover that the violence within them can be almost bottomless” (Golding, Why). The boys have siked themselves up so much, they are all convinced there is “beast” on this Island. When Jack and his group of savages were having a fire, a young boy, named Simon, ran up to them and they thought he was the beast. Tearing, clawing and biting the boy, they killed him. They were all so terrified and caught up in the hype of kill that Jack had inspired them to have, that they took somebody’s life. When the boys arrived on the Island, none of them came with the intentions to become a savage, “No one…Is born bad” (Qtd. in Sachs). One of the first boys to turn to a savage state of mind was Jack. He encouraged all the others to turn bad. Ralph is a better leader than Jack because of all the damage he did to the other boys by turning them into people they are not. To get the boys to turn to a savage and obey him, Jack would beat and brainwash