The Lord Of The Flies: A Leadership Analysis

"There is no one-size-fits-all approach, answer key or formula to leadership. Leadership should be the humble, authentic expression of your unique personality in pursuit of bettering whatever environment you are in." (Qtd. in Post) In William Golding’s The Lord of The Flies the one character who continually tries to better the environment the boys are living in is Ralph, therefore he is a better leader than Jack who tries and succeeds at tearing the group of boys apart. The boys ended up on the island after their plane was shot down in the middle of the second World War. Two of the older boys Ralph and Jack fight for power on the island, Ralph motivated to get home; while Jack wants to hunt, kill, and have fun. All great leaders throughout history have done everything in their power to better the situation their followers are in.
A true leader wants rules and order, Ralph shows his desire for rules and order by shouting “We’ll have rules!” (Golding 33) Ralph wanting rules shows that he wants order and not chaos. Order betters the environment the boys are in because it makes them work together in a civilized manner. This
Which in some cases is a form of leadership that works. However Jack’s style of leadership doesn’t always work “Every single person in your team is unique. They are all motivated by, disappointed by, worried about, excited about, and skeptical about different things, each to varying degrees” so therefore each person responds better to different types of leadership. So some of the boys on the island may respond well to the Jack’s commanding forceful leadership style, while others may respond better to Ralph’s passive and understanding leadership style. So this point really doesn’t benefit either side of the argument because it does not have any reason to suggest that either Jack or Ralph is a better