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On the other hand, Ralph is more democratic, listening
to reason, and attempting to do what is best for the tribe. Jack rules simply by fear, while Ralph rules by vote and kindness.
For example, when they first picked Ralph to be chief, Golding described the boys’ thought processes:
None of the boys could have found good
reason for this; what intelligence had been shown was traceable to Piggy while the most obvious leader was Jack. But there
was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size, and his attractive appearance, and most obscurely
and yet most powerfully, there was the conch! (Golding 22).
Even though Jack was the most obvious
leader because he was the leader of the choir and had the most experience, the boys were drawn to Ralph.
Although
Jack was the Head Boy in his Choir, Ralph is a better leader than Jack. All the boys knew that is why they had him become
chief in the first place. Even when Jack tries to get everyone the island to vote him chief and not Ralph, they kept Ralph
in power. Jack challenges Ralph’s position of power, asking the boys who would like to remove Ralph as chief. Golding states:
The silence continued, breathless and heavy and full of shame. Slowly the red drained
from Jack’s cheeks, then came back with a painful rush. He licked his lips and turned his head at an angle, so that
his gaze avoided the embarrassment of linking with another’s eye (Golding 127).
This
shows that the biguns think that Ralph is a better leader than Jack, so when Jack attempted to vote Ralph off as chief it
failed.
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