Ralph Vs Jack Research Paper

“Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.” In the book, Lord of the Flies, there are two teenagers who both become leaders. One is named Ralph and one who is named Jack. They both are great leaders but Ralph is one who is a better chief than the other. He sets rules for the better of the boys, he sets out a better goal than Jack, and his way of leading group of kids is way better than Jack.

First, of, Ralph sets rules betterment of the boys. “And another thing. We can't have everybody talking at once. We'll have to have 'Hands up' like at school.'He held the conch before his face and glanced around the mouth. 'Then I'll give him the conch.' 'Conch?' 'That's what this thing is called. I'll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he's speaking.”Ralph uses the conch to represent authority with the boys. This helps all of them not argue on whom to speak. This help Ralph set civilization and order. “ Also, We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting…” Ralph also had meetings to discuss the necessities …show more content…
His main goal in his journey as a leader was to get everyone rescued from the island. Ralph's first order towards the boys was to make a fire. He wanted the fire to show incoming ships, plane, helicopters, or anyone to be informed that they are stranded on this island. So they can be lead to get them rescued. This was one of the many reasons why Ralph is a better leader than Jack. Lastly, his goal he was trying to achieve was achieved, “the whole island was shuddering with flames.” the big fire which was supposed to signal them to people to help them get rescued, was later became into a humongous fire spread which attracted a plane with an officer that had finally helped them become rescued. This is why Ralph is a better leader than Jack because he makes better goals for the better of the boys and