The Rise of a Savage Leader In a group of people, there is always someone who has better leadership qualities than the others. The person with the best qualities will become leader but is not always the best choice or the leader that group of people needs. In Michael Korda’s essay What Makes a Leader? the top criteria a leader should have is outlined. These criteria can be applied to the emergence of Jack as leader in Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Knowing how to use power, timing, being able to do something others cannot and looking like a leader are the criteria most responsible for Jack’s emergence as leader.
To begin with, knowing how to use power is the most important criteria responsible for Jack’s emergence as leader. Jack …show more content…
Jack appears in times of crisis, usually when Ralph cannot mend a situation, such as dealing with the beast on the island, and in times of doubt when Ralph cannot reassure the boys, such as times when boys fear the beast. First, Jack finds the perfect moment to take power. Jack makes Ralph sound like a bad leader when he observes, “‘He’s [Ralph] like Piggy. He says things like Piggy. He isn’t a proper chief’” (Golding 138). Ralph is unable to deal with the beast and Jack is quick to get involved in the situation. Jack compares Ralph to Piggy, someone none of the boys are fond of. They boys probably never have considered Ralph to be a leader they do not want until Jack points out his mistakes and sounds like the better …show more content…
When Ralph cannot maintain the little one’s fear towards the beast, Jack says, “‘I’ll tell you what’s what… fear can’t hurt you anymore than a dream. There aren’t any beasts to be afraid of on this island. I’ve been all over this island…if there was a beast I’d have seen it’” (Golding 188-189). Jack sees the opportunity to be a leader the boys need when Ralph cannot calm them down and seizes the moment. Jack uses his knowledge of the island and hunting and tells the boys what they want to hear at perfect time to remind the boys of the qualities he
To begin with, knowing how to use power is the most important criteria responsible for Jack’s emergence as leader. Jack …show more content…
Jack appears in times of crisis, usually when Ralph cannot mend a situation, such as dealing with the beast on the island, and in times of doubt when Ralph cannot reassure the boys, such as times when boys fear the beast. First, Jack finds the perfect moment to take power. Jack makes Ralph sound like a bad leader when he observes, “‘He’s [Ralph] like Piggy. He says things like Piggy. He isn’t a proper chief’” (Golding 138). Ralph is unable to deal with the beast and Jack is quick to get involved in the situation. Jack compares Ralph to Piggy, someone none of the boys are fond of. They boys probably never have considered Ralph to be a leader they do not want until Jack points out his mistakes and sounds like the better …show more content…
When Ralph cannot maintain the little one’s fear towards the beast, Jack says, “‘I’ll tell you what’s what… fear can’t hurt you anymore than a dream. There aren’t any beasts to be afraid of on this island. I’ve been all over this island…if there was a beast I’d have seen it’” (Golding 188-189). Jack sees the opportunity to be a leader the boys need when Ralph cannot calm them down and seizes the moment. Jack uses his knowledge of the island and hunting and tells the boys what they want to hear at perfect time to remind the boys of the qualities he