Is jack the better leader? This is a question asked by many who have read Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Many people believe that Ralph is a better leader; who is the protagonist. But is he really the best leader? No, he is a hypocrite and a procrastinator. Jack is a much better leader. Many people see him as the antagonist, but he has many important skills a leader must have, such as physical strength for hunting, and a pack of choirboys at his command. At the very beginning of the book an obvious rift has occurred between Jack and Ralph. Golding states, ""all right who wants Jack to be chief?" with dreary obedience the choir raised their hands. " who wants me?" every hand outside the choir except Piggy's was raised immediately " (23) this shows that the boys that voted for Jack are more loyal than the boys that voted for Ralph When Jack starts his own tribe all the boys left in Ralph's tribe are Sam and Eric and Piggy, also it shows that Piggy, Ralph's "thinker" doubted him when the voting took place.
Ralph is a very bossy character, he orders the other boys to do work but he doesn't help them. Jack on the other hand is a "doer", he gets what needs do be done, done. When Ralph says the fire needs to be kept going he tells the hunter to look after it. Golding states, "you let the fire go out you and your hunting, Jack Merridew! You and your hunting!" (70). Before Ralph said these quotes he was playing in the beach. Why didn't he keep the fire going? It's because he is lazy and is dependent on others. A leader should never depend on others; instead a leader should have others depend on him.
Ralph's boys are not loyal to him. If the people are not loyal to their leader then the leader is a bad one. When Jack starts his own tribe the majority of the boys go with him, this shows that the boys are sick of Ralph's rule. Golding states,"" Piggy, are you the only one left?" " there's some littluns.