Leadership In Lord Of The Flies

Leadership is an essential quality in anyone, especially in those we choose to lead us. Like the leaders in The Lord of the Flies, our own world leaders try to do what they think is best for their people, sometimes in the wrong way. The leadership qualities in our leaders today reflect the qualities in the characters of the book; Jack shares aspects of Hitler’s leading strategies. A good leader must have certain qualities that will help them lead. These might include empathy, so the leader might listen to the people and heed their plights, patience, that they might handle situations in a collected manner, and emotional strength, that the leader might not collapse under the pressure of leading. These are just a few of
He took charge when nobody else knew what to do and did what he thought was best for the kids. Jack decided that surviving was the most important thing to do, rather than try to be rescued. He made weapons to hunt the pigs on the island and gather fruit. He has good leadership qualities; he was emotionally strong and didn’t break down; instead he took charge and thought of the most important thing for the kids first, which was to survive. This action saved more lives than were lost, and prolonged their health until they were able to be rescued. Jack, however, was not all good. His method of getting the resources he needed was not a healthy one, as it eventually killed Piggy (thats his name right?). The fight over Piggy’s glasses and his constant teasing were not good leadership tactics, nor was his decision to beat up Wilfred over not doing something. Jack started all the fights with Ralph, and tried to control everyone to do exactly as he wanted. This is not a good leadership tactic; he basically made himself a
Hitler was a great leader in some ways; he was excellent at public speaking and good and rallying people through propaganda. Hitler was obsessed with getting more resources for the “Aryan” race and expanding their territory. He was doing what he believed was best for people by creating a “pure” race. Hitler did this in the most evil manner though, by destroying the lives of millions of Jews and citizens of other countries in his hunger for power. His bad leadership tactics can be traced back to his “daddy issues,” as his father wanted him to enter civil services rather than become an artist. This caused the two of them to fight bitterly, which is reflected in Hitler’s leading when someone doesn’t do that he wants them to do, or does an inadequate job, they are killed. Hitler let his personality affect his leading, much like Jack