One theme that I picked out from Lord of the Flies was that it's difficult to be a leader. One way that Golding develops this theme is through his characters. Mainly, we see it through Ralph since he is chosen to be cheif. At first, it works and there is some sense of order on the island. But pretty soon Jack starts to get jealous and he tries to use his own force to throw Ralph out and become a leader himself. It shows that many people are selfish and if they don't like the way you lead, and you don't have the authority over them, they will just decide not to listen to you.

A second way that Golding develops the theme of the challenge of leadership is through the setting. On a deserted island, its a little bit cliche because there's lots of stories where people end up on a deserted island, stranded. There's almost always some type of leader elected or something. I think humans crave leadership and some sort of order of importance or authority. However, it takes a special kind of person to be able to hold authority over people. One of the main reasons Ralph couldn't was because there were no consequences. No one likes consequences but without them, people wouldn't follow the rules. For awhile they might, just like Jack did, but then eventually they realize that they have just as much power as anyone and they often turn to voilence. This is exactly what happened to Jack.