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“Is Jack the better leader?” Is jack the better leader? This is a question asked by many who have read Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Many people believe that Ralph is a better leader; who is the protagonist. But is he really the best leader? No, he is a hypocrite and a procrastinator. Jack is a much better leader. Many people see him as the antagonist, but he has many important skills a leader must have, such as physical strength for hunting, and a pack of choirboys at his command. At the very beginning of the book an obvious rift has occurred between Jack and Ralph. Golding states, “‘all right who wants Jack to be chief?’ with dreary obedience the choir raised their hands. ‘ who wants me?’ every hand outside the choir except Piggy’s was raised immediately ” (23) this shows that the boys that voted for Jack are more loyal than the boys that voted for Ralph When Jack starts his own tribe all the boys left