Follow The Leader In Lord Of The Flies

Follow the leader; a game taught to the young that can test their leadership skills. What would happen if a group of young adults and kids were trapped on an island? This would be like an extreme game of follow the leader; one wrong move and someone could die. Ralph in Lord of the Flies shows great traits that can save lives; can he remain calm while jack is pressing him to his limits? Only time can tell. People have different traits in what they believe a good leader should have. The basics would probably be confidence, honesty, commitment, and positive attitude. Confidence means to be able to back up your actions without hesitation. Honesty means that if something is wrong let everyone know don’t hide it. Commitment means when it gets tough you don’t give up. Positive attitude means think of the best in a situation. Some people might ask why these are important. It’s simple, to survive. No one wants a rude person that always gives up in charge. A leader needs to be open …show more content…
He listens to the people and tries to accommodate everyone’s thoughts and wishes. He is the only leader that was elected on the island. Jack puts off an evil and violent presence; he has represents the dark side of human nature. When jack is not in charge of something the world halls apart to him. Jack will make things worse just to make himself look like the better leader. Ralph does not like to stand up to jack because he will be over powered by jack and the other boys. A good leader is important because it could mean the difference between life and death. A good leader should stick by his group even in the bad times; this shows they are all in it together. When followers start to disrespect the leader he might feel like he needs to give up; that should push him to do better. The leader needs to have rules or things could fall apart. A good leader should not be afraid to punish people; this shows the followers that he means