Leadership In Lord Of The Flies

Lord of the Flies by William Golding takes place in the middle of a nuclear war, a group of British boys find themselves stranded without adult supervision on a tropical island. With no adults around, the boys are left to govern and fend for themselves. Ralph one of the older kids in the group is appointed chief by the other boys. Another boy, Jack, is jealous but manages to put his strife aside when he is named leader of the hunters. At the the start all seems to be well,when Jack chooses to go hunting instead of maintaining the signal fire which upsets Ralph, then the trouble begins. Jack and Ralph disagree a few more times due to decisions made by the other. Eventually, Jack decides he feels that Ralph should not be the leader anymore, so …show more content…
Which depicts how the world normally works in real life. The boys establish rules, designate jobs and elect a leader in a democratic process. This shows that no matter where in the world you go every society has a type of leader. Along with this when a leader is elected in real life someone or a group is discouraged just as Jack was when Ralph was appointed. As the story progresses, only a few boys such as the elected leader Ralph, the rational Piggy and the kind hearted Simon manage to remain disciplined. While others indulge in the fun of no rules and limits, that they let their morals decay little by little, particularly the proud Jack and his group of hunters. This relatable to how in real life, the majority of people will make a questionable decision if they feel it will lead them to a better situation. Often these moves lead to the person losing morales, just as in the story with the hunters. The book ends with a British Navy officer, a commander in a war that engages in barbaric acts between man against one another, while he appears as the representative of civilization that has arrived to save the boys. Which is showing that it is human nature to engage in violent acts among each other, no matter what the