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Compare and Contrast Ralph and Jack as characters and leaders Ralph and Jack signify different themes and ideas throughout 'The Lord of the Flies'. They both have different personalities but in some aspects they are similar. For example, they both want to be leaders, but they want to lead in different ways. The two boys are from typical English public schools so their background is similar yet their personalities contrast. Ralph is calm and fair; he represents order, leadership and civilisation. On the other hand Jack is very authoritative and represents unbridled savagery and desire for power. As the book progresses we see these traits becoming even stronger in Jack, as if he were a dictator like Hitler from the Second World War, which was when the 'Lord of the Flies' was set. When Ralph first finds himself stranded on the island, it is as if he couldn't care less as to...

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