Piggy Lord Of The Flies Character Analysis

Not everyone is fit for leadership. Some people are born with leadership skills. Others gain experience from different situations and a learning process. The three boys fighting for power in the book “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding is a prime example of this. Piggy has close to no leadership skills at all, while Jack has experience he has gained through the years. Ralph however was just born with them and it comes natural him. None of them are perfect for the job but one of them is definitely better at it than the others. Piggy, for instance, has a lot of good characteristics about him but they aren’t enough to play the role of being leader fully. This is because he is missing many bits and pieces of what it takes to actually be a successful …show more content…
Jack has an intimidating demeanor. His leadership skills developed with the experience from being the captain of the choir. Unfortunately Jack doesn’t have his priorities straight. He thinks that hunting is more important than a signal fire to survive. On the other hand though, he does know how to give orders in a way that people will listen. When him and the choir arrive at the meeting it is very clear that Jack is in charge of them, “The creature was a party of boys, marching approximately in two parallel lines…”(Golding 19). You can see he has them very organized and attentive because they aren’t just casually walking down the beach, they are marching in lines. As soon as Jack gives an order the choir boys are quick to listen, “The boy who controlled them was dressed in the same way though his cap and badge were golden. When his party was about ten yards from the platform he shouted an order and they halted..”(Golding 20). It’s very easy to tell that they listen because of the tone of voice he uses. It says that he shouts the order at them, shouting is intimidating and usually will get people to listen if it is a person of authority that is doing the