Leadership is the action of leading a group of people or an organization. It is present everywhere, in countries, corporations, and maybe even our own households. But, there is a capacious difference in being a leader and a good leader. In fact, a good leader requires many outstanding traits. Some of these qualities include being honest and having integrity. This is an extremely important trait if the leaders themselves can’t have good values, beliefs, and morals, then what example will that serve the followers? Consequently, they would follow their leader’s example and not have honesty, or integrity. Furthermore, confidence is a vital trait, for people need to feel trust and security when following someone, and if you don’t believe in yourself and your decisions, no one else will either. 

To continue, good communicating skills are key. A good communicator can inspire and motivate people to go beyond their capacities. Leaders need to have the potential to translate their ideas and thoughts to people in a way that makes the leader trustworthy. Moreover, a proper leader can in no way lack of commitment. In order to motivate others to give their bests and go beyond their capabilities, a leader will also have to do the same. The leader needs to serve as an inspiration to others, and if he does not have any commitment, then its followers won’t either. In addition, open-mindedness is a quality any good leader should acquire. A leader should learn how to accept other people’s ideas, thoughts, and points of views. This is necessary, for if they only listen to themselves instead of listening to other ideas, even if they are superior to his own, then he is preventing his followers from developing. Furthermore, charisma is requisite, for a leader needs to inspire others, to make them feel confident, and be an influence. Charisma can help awaken followers to come together in order to pursue an objective collectively. Finally, a good leader should always have extraordinary decision-making capabilities. This is one of the most important traits for a leader, for it’s their decisions that influence everyone around them, and in some cases the whole world. A leader should be able to make the right decision and stand by it. 

“Lord of the Flies” is a dystopian novel, written by William Golding. It tells the story of a group of British boys stranded on a deserted island, after their plane crashed, during World War II. The book also abundantly focuses on the theme of leadership. It is portrayed through the main character, Ralph, who is elected leader soon after the group’s arrival in the island. Noticeably, he possesses many qualities of a good leader. He is very civilized, charismatic, has obvious common sense, and is intelligent. Most importantly, he has a long term focus, which is to be rescued as soon as possible. This is demonstrated when he states, “ Listen everybody. I’ve got to have time to think things out. I can’t decide what to do straight off. If this isn’t an island we might be rescued straight away. So we’ve got to decide if this is an island.” The quote also exhibits Ralph’s decision-making skills and maturity, for he decides that instead of making a hurried decision that will badly affect the group, just so he could get it over with, he will take his time and carefully think about it. Furthermore, after the discovery that they are in an island, Ralph’s focus drifts towards keeping the fire going, so if there are ships, planes, or any type of rescue close, they will see the fire and rescue the boys from the island. 

To continue, Jack, who has been given the role as the leader of the hunters, is, in the novel, the biggest representation of savagery and violence. He has a strong desire for power, therefore always trying to overpower Ralph and take the leadership of the group. Soon after the boys arrive on the island, Jack starts to turn to a more savage and violent side. “Jack himself shrank at this cry with a hiss of indrawn breath; and for a minute became less a hunter than a furtive thing, ape-like among the tangle of trees." Rather than getting rescued, he is primarily focused on hunting pigs. Slowly Jack starts to lure the rest of the boys away from their civilized manners, to his cannibalistic ways. Unlike Ralph, Jack is a self-proclaimed leader and a dictator. “We’ll hunt. I'm going to be chief.” In order to maintain power over the other boys, he uses fear and