Lord Of The Flies Rationality Analysis

Likeability and rationality. In The Lord of the Flies, Piggy is the most rational and is picked on by those around him, while Jack is power-hungry and has all of the attention. From my perspective of having read the book, being rational is definitely the direction I would have gone. “An individual cannot maintain power if he is not well-liked.” This statement has truth. Yes? While being well-liked can help you jump over some small bumps in the road, intelligence and good survival skills used by a disliked leader, is better in the long run.
Would you rather be saved and live to see another day with someone rational, or die because someone likeable is power-hungry and focused on themselves? “A leader must be willing to sacrifice likeability in order to make decisions that are for the good of the people.” This is entirely true. When someone is a leader, their job is to watch out for the people and make the right decisions. Not every decision will be favored, but it’s most likely the best. A leader will understand that.

A leader who makes rational decisions and has followers that see the rationality, should have loyal followers. But, it is also true that a well-liked leader will have the loyalty of the people because they have the power to woo people’s decisions. Because they’re the leader they’re always right...right? In my opinion, I feel as if being rational is more beneficial than being likeable. I feel this way because if people can see the rationality, they should be smart enough to be on that side. But like war, there are always two sides and it cannot be stopped. Everyone has their own decisions and both can be proven with good evidence. Even though being rational could be better in the end, being likeable can also have it’s