The Importance of Leadership in Lord of the Flies
There are always people who, in a group, come out with better qualities to be a leader than others. The strongest people however, become the greater influences which the others decide to follow. However, sometimes the strongest person is not the best choice. Authors often show how humans select this stronger person to give an understanding of the different powers that people can posses over others.
In William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies Ralph though not the stronger person, demonstrates a better understanding of people than Jack which gives him better leadership qualities. Ralph displays these useful human qualities as a leader by working towards the betterment of the boys' society. He knows the boys need stability and order if they are to survive on the island. He creates rules and a simple form of government to achieve this order. Jack does not treat the boys with dignity as Ralph does. Ralph understands that the boys, particularly Piggy, have to be given respect and must be treated as equals. This makes Ralph a better leader as he is able to acknowledge that he was not superior to any of the other boys. Ralph's wisdom and ability to look to the future also make him a superior leader. Ralph has the sense to keep his focus on getting off the island. He insists on keeping the fire burning as a distress signal. Ralph's leadership provides peace and order to the island while Jack's leadership makes chaos.
Under Jack's rule, the boys become uncivilized savages. They have no discipline. Ralph, however, keeps the boys under order through the meetings which he holds. At these meetings a sense of order is instilled because the boys have to wait until they hold the conch to speak. When Ralph says, "I'll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he's speaking." (Golding 36) he enforces his role of leader by making rules and gives the boys the stability of an authority figure, mainly himself. By doing this he wins the boys respect and confidence in his leadership abilities. Ralph uses his authority to try to improve the boys' society. By building shelters he demonstrates his knowledge of the boys' needs. When he says to Jack, "They talk and scream. The littluns.
Leadership is a trait that many people have naturally and others try to obtain. Many people consider themselves a good leader when they fail to carry out the characteristics leadership require. In the book, “Lord of the Flies”, Ralph is a better leader than Jack because of the traits he possesses. That is why certain skills are necessary to be considered a successful leader.
“Whales provide us with the food for our bodies, bones for our tools and implements and spirits for our souls.” “We haven’t hunted the whale for 70 years but have hunted them in our hearts and in our minds.” “Whales are a central focus of our culture today as they have been from the beginning of time.”
The Civil War. One of the bloodiest times in the history of the United States.During the Civil War, the Union and the Confederate had many differences in the way they directed their armies. They incorporated many strengths and advantages as well as disadvantages. One benefit that the north had was their strong leadership. Their main leader was the president, Abraham Lincoln, which gave them the help of a strong and dedicated leader on their side. The North also had more industrial power. The Union was supplied with way more factories and machines that they could use to their advantage. Then, they also had a wide range of transportation. The north had a plethora of railroads which helped them be able to travel throughout the Union side of the
The North had nearly 21 million people living in 23 of the Northern states giving the Union the advantage of a larger army (“Strengths and Weaknesses: North vs. South"). Not only would this mean they would have more people to join the army, but they would have enough people to stay and work in the factories. The people of the North not fighting in the war could grow crops and produce weapons and/or clothing for those in the war. The population in the South was much lower than that in the North. The South had a population of 9 million people in 11 Confederate states, 3.5 million of those people being slaves (“Strengths and Weaknesses: North vs. South"). Due to this small population, there were fewer people to participate in the war and not many people to work to make supplies for the Confederates fighting in the war. The less people to make these supplies, the less supplies made and the longer it takes to make those supplies. This is again a strength to the Union because they are able to have the advantage of having more supplies for those fighting in the war and having more people to fight for them, while the Confederacy has another
Northern factories turned out 96 percent of all railroad locomotives and 93 percent of pig iron, for instance. Even in textiles, the Northern advantage over the South, which produced the raw material cotton, was pronounced as Northern textile mills produced 94 percent of the nation's cloth and 90 percent of the United States-made boots and shoes. The destruction wrought by the war, by Union generals who specifically targeted Southern manufacturing reduced the already slim Southern manufacturing
In a group, there are always people who prove to have better leadership skills then others. The strongest of these people can often influence the weaker people into following them. However, the strongest person is not necessarily the best leader as it is proven in William Golding's book, The Lord of the Flies. Although Ralph is the weaker person, he is still able to show a better understanding of people than Jack who is stronger. Ralph demonstrates his excellent leadership skills throughout the book by keeping the group in line, treating everyone with respect, and staying focused on getting rescued.
During the Civil war, the South had many disadvantages over the North. A large portion of their population were uneducated slaves. They had no factories to produce goods and to become self sufficient when they separated from the North. Because the South had not built up a good transportation system, they were not able to move men and supplies easily across the country, as the North was able to
Although, Piggy and Jack have some leadership qualities, Ralph is the best leader. This is shown all throughout the novel, Lord of the Flies, by Williams Golding. Piggy is portrayed as the wisest of them all and understands priorities; however he lacks confidence from time to time. This makes him a good leader but not the best. Jack on the other hand, is egotistic but has his good qualities as well, such as knowledge and courage. This makes him a potential leader like Piggy, but not the best. Ralph however shows the most positive qualities of being a leader. He is optimistic, committed and knows his priorities, thus making him the best leader on the island. From the day we were born, we were governed by a set of rules that influenced our behaviour. Would the story have been different if civilization was maintained on the island?
The north had twice the population the south did and had more advantage in industrial capacity. They produced majority of the nation’s firearms, and had the resources to transport them to the troops. The south had economic issues that lead to inflation and caused damage to morale and
ㄴIn war, this meant more and better weapons, like cannons. In fact, in 1860, Northern factories made 97% of the nation's firearms. The combined factors of manpower and weaponry made it seem that the Union's infantry would dominate the battlefield.
I believe that for countries in which whaling is required to sustain the livelihood of the local markets, exceptions should be made for minimally adequate commercial whaling, supporting any efforts toward the goal of identifying, designing and implementing an alternate source of revenue. That is to say: for those communities which are widely dependent upon this enterprise and for whom their cultures would drastically suffer economically, an exception should be made for a specified number of non-endangered whales per year and efforts should be made to identify ways to significantly reduce or even eliminate the practice.
Leadership is something that stands out in people. In a group, people tend to look to the strongest person to follow. However, the strongest person may not be the best choice to follow. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Ralph and Jack each have leadership qualities. Jack is probably the stronger of the two; however, Ralph is a better leader. He has a better understanding for the boys. He also has more common sense and treats the boys better than Jack.
Riley, M. J., A. Harman., and R. G. Rees. 2009. Evidence of continued hunting of whale sharks Rhincodon typus in the Maldives. Environ. Biol. Fish. 86:371-374. (DOI:10.1007/s10641-009-9541-0).
The Makah tribe wants to hunt gray whales, which is a significant part of their culture, as evidenced by most, if not all, of their traditional dances, songs, and arts reference gray whales and the ritual hunt of them. The Makah, for about seventy years, agreed to temporarily stop hunting gray whales due to how close they were to becoming extinct, but now that they have officially been taken off of the endangered species list, the Makah wish to once again take up their yearly hunt. Many on the anti-whaling side oppose the hunt, because of concerns that the hunt will either push the gray whales back into the endangered or vulnerable species list or that the Makah hunter won't have any way to tell if the whale they kill comes from a year round
Contrasting Ralph and Jack in Lord of the Flies & nbsp;& nbsp; & nbsp; Ralph and Jack are both powerful and meaningful characters in William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies. Ralph is an excellent leader; responsible, and stands for all that is good. Jack is a destructive hunter, selfish, and represents evil. These two main characters can be compared by the actions they take as leaders, their personalities, and what they symbolize in the story. & nbsp; Ralph first takes on the position as leader at the beginning of the story, when the rest of the boys vote him in as chief.&nbs Rules and standards are set when Ralph is the chief. He orders the group to build the basic necessities of civilization, shelters, and most importantly to keep the fire going, in hope that they will be rescued and return to humanity. " But I tell you that smoke is more important than the pig, however often you kill one" (Golding 75). Jack, on the other hand, takes on the idea of every man for himself. He does not care about making homes, only about hunting. When Jack is the leader, evil takes over and all good is destroyed. Under Jack's power both Simon and Piggy are killed. & nbsp; Not only do the two character's decisions clash so do their personalities. Ralph is caring and considerate, being kinder to Piggy, making friends with him and constantly confid Ralph represents law, order, organized society and moral integrity. Throughout the novel he is constantly making common-sense rules for the boys to follow. Unlike Ralph, Jack is unkind, caring about no one