jack and ralph leadership

In the novel, Lord of the Flies, William Golding’s characters experience a variety of personal developments. The story develops around a group of British schoolboys that become stranded on an inhabited island when their plane crashed. The story depicts the boys’ struggle to survive without any adult supervision. As the story develops, the boys crave for guidance and more importantly a leader. Dictionary.com defines a leader as, “one that leads or guides...one who is in charge or in command of others.” Personal characteristics, dominating presence, and political ideals all shape a leader. In the novel, Golding uses two characters Jack and Ralph to demonstrate the development of leadership. Further, even though Jack and Ralph portrayed both leadership qualities, Jack proves to be the effective leader.
A number of personal characteristics are important in defining a leader. Two important personal characteristics that shaped the leaders in the novel Lord of the Flies, a...