Jack Vs Ralph Leadership Essay

Say, you were on a plane, but you were only a child. Say, that plane crashes on a deserted island, and there are no adults with you, only other kids. What would you do? Who would you listen to?Wouldn you be a leader or a follower? Well, Ralph and Jack were two boys that were stranded on an island, with only other kids with them. They weren’t followers, and they didn’t look to anyone for answers. They both established themselves as leaders. Ralph. From the beginning, everything Ralph had was given to him, even his roll in Lord Of The Flies. Jack, on the other hand, created his own leadership role. He tried to prove to the other boys that he was superior and a better fit leader than Ralph was. Thinking back to the beginning of the book, Ralph became the person everyone looked up to immediately, including Jack. Right when he blew that conch, for some reason, everyone saw him as “The Adult” of the group. …show more content…
For one, his leadership role was definitely not handed to him. At first, Jack was a follower of Ralph, just like everyone else. However, he was still incredibly independent while he was listening to him. When Jack became a clear leader, he took a different approach in leading these boys. Jack wanted to hunt, play, eat, sleep and repeat. If Jack could have it his way, I’m sure he’d want to stay on the island and make it his own little playground. Like Ralph, he did ensure hope in the boys, hope that they would survive and live on the island forever.
All in all, Ralph and Jack are noticeably very different leaders. Ralph is given his leadership and Jack claims his on his own. Ralph is all about getting rescued and Jack is about hunting and getting meat to eat while taking advantage of the adult free sanctuary they are in. In a way, their beliefs are similar, they both want the best for the rest of the boys on the island. But, they are so different, it overides their similarities by a