A Leader Named Ralph In the novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding navigates the reader through a process of what a society would face without rules or with a split leadership. He uses one of the main characters, Ralph, to show what a leader should possess in a situation such as this. Some of the qualities he discusses are that of initiative, structure, and being open to suggestions. One quality that all leaders possess …showed first 75 words of 468 total…

…showed last 75 words of 468 total…Ralph’s ability to listen to suggestion shows his leadership. Through the novel Ralph not only goes from adolescent to adulthood in actions, but also evolves as a great leader. Without Ralph’s ability to lead others through these rough times, the survival of any of the kids would have been doubtful at best. The qualities of initiative, structure, and being able to listen to suggestions are great qualities of a leader that Ralph possesses.