In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of school-age boys are stranded on an island after their plane crashes. They chose a young boy around the age of twelve named Ralph to be the leader but throughout the book, his leadership is questioned and challenged by another young boy named Jack. Some readers may believe that Jack would have been a better leader than Ralph. However, the boys are very young, and Ralph was leading under very hard circumstances. It is important to understand the age and circumstances of the boys on the island because they were stranded with limited knowledge and almost no supplies. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Ralph is a capable leader under the given circumstances because he
