How does a person handle the pressures and responsibilities of being a leader especially a kid? “Lord of the flies” is a book made by “William Golding” about British boys getting trapped on an island after their plane crashing. The book describes the boys hardships of trying to survive and doing the right thing. Ralph is a 12 year boy that is leading the group on the island. He has blond hair and one of the older boys on the island.
Ralph is assertive in his leadership. “All this I meant to say. Now I’ve said it. You voted me for chief. Now you do what I say.” They quieted, Slowly, and at last were seated again. Ralph dropped down and spoke in his ordinary voice (Golding 115). He asserted his leadership over the group. It affects the group by showing that Ralph isn’t afraid of asserting his leadership over others. The way this affects the outcome of the novel is that jack thinks he has to defeat Ralph to become the leader. …show more content…
“ The suffusion drained away from jack’s face, Ralph waved again for silence. “ Jack’s in charge of the choir. They can be-what do you want them to be?” “Hunters.” Jack and Ralph smiled at each other with shy liking. The rest began to talk eagerly (Golding 30). Ralph was able to get Jack on his side by being diplomatic. This affects the outcome of the book because it shows Ralph has good leadership and able to negotiate.
Ralph is intelligent. “There’s another thing. We can help them to find us. If a ship