Theme Of Leadership In Lord Of The Flies

In Lord of the Flies, leadership is shown in a variety of ways. Ralph is your ideal leader, he’s a good person, looks out for others, is selfless, and always has a goal in mind. Jack is a power hungry leader, bound and determined to have the power for one person, himself. He doesn’t care what happens to the others around him as long as long as he himself is happy. Simon is the spiritual leader, being all knowing and guided by what he feels from his surroundings. Piggy is the smart leader, thinking logically and with reason to achieve his goals, whilst still minding the others out of respect. All these leaders can be great in their own way, but it begs the question; what kind of leader am I? If I had to change my name and be a character in the novel, which character would he write me as? First we have to ask ourselves, what makes a good leader? Depending on who you ask, that answer will vary. A good leader is someone who is very goal oriented, but bases their goals as a group, not on one’s own desires. A goal oriented leader would use language such as, “We need to get this done,” rather than, “I need this done”. You see this in the novel from Ralph when he is very insistent on keeping the signal fire lit, so as there can be a chance for rescue. Another great quality of a

Ralph is the leader whom I feel I exemplifies my own traits the best and who I would be if I was a character in the novel. All of the things he does as a leader are things that I would do too. He is goal oriented and begins with the end in mind, which are attributes that will send his group, or any group for that matter, forward to their version of success. I can’t say that I would be perfect in the same situation, but I do know that having the same ideas as Ralph, I would have been able to get the tribe just as far, if not