Lord of the Flies Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 4 pages of analysis of Lord of the Flies.

Lord of the Flies Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 4 pages of analysis of Lord of the Flies.
This section contains 1,085 words
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Lord of the Flies: The Lonliness of Leadership

Summary: Analyzes the theme of leadership in the William Golding novel, "The Lord of the Flies." References a Woodrow Wilson quote on leadership. Considers each of the main characters in the novel, and evaluates their leadership skills.
"Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise. Once and again one of those great influences which we call a Cause arises in the midst of a nation. Men of strenuous minds and high ideals come forward.... The attacks they sustain are more cruel than the collision of arms.... Friends desert and despise them... They stand alone and oftentimes are made bitter by their isolation... They are doing nothing less than defy public opinion, and shall they convert it by blows. Yes." This was once said by Woodrow Wilson in a speech named "Leaders of Men, An Address." This applies to Lord Of The Flies in a specific example of one of the boys' leadership. When a group of boys is plane wrecked on an island, they must survive not only the environment surrounding them but also themselves. Ralph was the boy who was first elected as...

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