How does Golding present leadership in the first chapter of Lord of the Flies?

Answer 1

There are three disputable leaders in Lord of the Flies.

One is Ralph. He has common sense. He realizes the responsibilities thrust upon him when he was voted the chief. He knows that the boys cannot focus on only building the fire for a chance to be rescued and they cannot focus only on finding food; he has the wisdom to know to build shelters too. He wants organization... only, the boys tend to ignore him. Because of this, because he doesn't hold the intimidation and power, he fails to be a good leader.

Another is Jack. He has a strong sense of leadership and people look up to him because he makes himself heard and can draw attention to himself. His downfall is that he does not have much wisdom and wishes only to get food and go hunt. He cannot focus on more than one things... he doesn't even care about anything else.

The last is Piggy. He is very intelligent and thoughtful, though he lacks social grace. The boys don't like him because he is fat, wears glasses, and has Asthma. He would make an excellent leader if only people would listen to him. In my opinion, he would make the best leader among all the boys.

Answer 2

In the first chapter of Lord of the Flies, Golding presents leadership through the character of Ralph, who emerges as a natural leader due to his charisma and ability to bring the boys together. Ralph is elected chief through a democratic process, contrasting with the authoritarian approach of Jack. Golding shows that leadership styles can impact group dynamics and set the tone for the development of power struggles within the group.

Answer 3

Ralph is elected leader which bothers jack but he doesn't feel it would be worth it to start a fight. he really wants to be leader but he knows taht it wouldn't help his case any to argue about it when Ralph would just get the majority again

Answer 4

Ralph tries to lead by persuasion and a consensus of opinion while Jack leads up by forcing his own will on people backed up by the threat of violence. Essentially Democracy versus Facism.