Ultimate Failure of Leadership and Power
In normal cases, government usually turns out well, but that is not always the case. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding shows the ultimate failure of government and leadership. It shows you through the characters of Ralph, Piggy, and Jack.
One part of the failure to control and take responsibility for the boys leads up to Ralph’s attempt at leadership. Ralph had a lot of good things together but most of the boys went and played instead of trying to survive. The boys disobeyed Ralph because they wanted to do their own things and just have fun. They were lazy and didn’t help with important jobs, instead made others do them.Also, Ralph was up against a tough, strong,troublesome boy, Jack, who wanted to rule over: “Who thinks Ralph oughtn’t to be chief?” (...) “Hands up?” …show more content…
First of all, Piggy wanted to stay behind Ralph and assist him to make the rules. He would boss Ralph around to help him keep control and do the important things first. Piggy was also bullied, from his weight, name, and his health problems, which made him more self-conscious about himself being a leader, even though he is not at all shy to tell others what to do. For example, instead of talking to him in a nice manner, of the boys would be aggressive; Jack pointed suddenly. “His specs – use them as burning glasses!” Piggy was surrounded before he could back away. (159-161), and they attacked him just so that they could “borrow” his specs. Another thing is that Piggy is really bossy throughout the book; he tells others what to do, but he hardly even explains why they should listen to him. For example, when Piggy had the conch and everyone was talking at once and not letting him say a word, he would yell at them to be quiet, but not re-explain why they cannot talk. Piggy failed in the power to control the boys because he had a mixture of weakness and
In normal cases, government usually turns out well, but that is not always the case. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding shows the ultimate failure of government and leadership. It shows you through the characters of Ralph, Piggy, and Jack.
One part of the failure to control and take responsibility for the boys leads up to Ralph’s attempt at leadership. Ralph had a lot of good things together but most of the boys went and played instead of trying to survive. The boys disobeyed Ralph because they wanted to do their own things and just have fun. They were lazy and didn’t help with important jobs, instead made others do them.Also, Ralph was up against a tough, strong,troublesome boy, Jack, who wanted to rule over: “Who thinks Ralph oughtn’t to be chief?” (...) “Hands up?” …show more content…
First of all, Piggy wanted to stay behind Ralph and assist him to make the rules. He would boss Ralph around to help him keep control and do the important things first. Piggy was also bullied, from his weight, name, and his health problems, which made him more self-conscious about himself being a leader, even though he is not at all shy to tell others what to do. For example, instead of talking to him in a nice manner, of the boys would be aggressive; Jack pointed suddenly. “His specs – use them as burning glasses!” Piggy was surrounded before he could back away. (159-161), and they attacked him just so that they could “borrow” his specs. Another thing is that Piggy is really bossy throughout the book; he tells others what to do, but he hardly even explains why they should listen to him. For example, when Piggy had the conch and everyone was talking at once and not letting him say a word, he would yell at them to be quiet, but not re-explain why they cannot talk. Piggy failed in the power to control the boys because he had a mixture of weakness and