When it comes to basic survival and civilization, being a leader is better than being a follower. Within this essay and along with the use of the book Lord of the Flies, the argument presented will be proven true by various facts, such as being more immune from being at the top of the hierarchy in recognized society, having the final say in majority of occasions and influence one's mentality. Therefore, without further hesitation, the different points will be represented. If you are a leader, law and order is paramount to the area you control. For starters, if you are the leader, you can force a follower (for the most part) to do anything if your other followers are obedient. When Jack returns to Roger, Jack kidnaps Sam and Eric for questioning. "The executioner's horror took hold of him. The chief said nothing more to him but looked down at Samneric." (201) Jack is busy chasing Ralph at the time, however he managed to convince his followers to round up Sam and Eric, who follow Ralph to Castle Rock, making them follow the order while he attempts to take care of Ralph. Additionally, sometimes, if not most, being a follower is harder than being a leader. When Ralph is at the first pig feast, he is given meat unlike Piggy despite not having hunted. To prove this, Ralph then "took a piece of half-raw meat and gnawed it like a wolf." (78) Since Ralph is acclaimed as a leader, he is given meat from the huge while Piggy did not get meat from Jack. However, as a leader you can establish your own principles if it is a dictatorship, thus making it mandatory to enforce the country's rules. For this reason Ralph believes that resisting a fire is essential to being saved. Ironically, no one... middle of paper... ten how much does he want?" (165) Jack raises this question to demonstrate that he has kept his promise to his followers, which was to bring them as much meat as they wanted , as long as they fulfilled their duties. Meaning, Jack's tribe members are motivated by the need for meat compared to Ralph's tribe who seeks fire to be saved is presentable at one extreme, to balance, and at the other extreme. To conclude, being a leader can be significantly better than being a follower From the fact that having the law and the orders you have dictated is useful, to the fact of being a social figure within your own society is advantageous and ends up with the combination of social and legal nature to exploit a great contribution Therefore , the points represented here give strong support for favoring a leadership role.