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Leadership in "Lord of the Flies"

 LORD OF THE FLIES

In the novel, "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding, Ralph assumes the mantle of
leadership at the start of the book. Ralph is depicted as a good
looking boy who is smart and assertive. Leaders are usually
described like that, and I think William Golding created Ralph
like that on purpose - to make him an ideal leader. Ralph, after
all, is the one who summons all the young boys together by
blowing on the conch shel...

Posted by: Alexander Bartfield

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