Cross-cultural researcher, T. Hall, a once said, "Shakespeare reveals human nature brilliantly: he shines a light on our instinctive desire to dominate each other."  When I thought of this human need to prove superiority over one another, Ralph and Jack from William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" came to mind. A true leader, like Ralph, had a clear picture of what to do and how to go about achieving it while keeping each of the boys well-being in mind. Yet this small attempt for a stable society is constantly attacked by Jack, Ralph's one true rival, who has the unquenchable desire for power over the island's inhabitants only to fulfill his own selfish plans and desires. Adding to that is their location, an island with no civilization, and someone has to take charge, so one must gain control over the other if they are to accomplish their goals. Most would agree that because of this, society could never manifest in Lord of the Flies, as Ralph and Jack's human nature to gain control over one another prevailed despite the original plan for an island society based on fun and fairness away from adult rule until they were rescued. One of the first actions the boys took towards establishing their world was to elect a "chief,  who would lead them until being rescued. Ralph is chosen based on his fairness and "the circle of boys break into applause.  "Even the choir applauded; and the freckles on Jack's face disappeared under a blush of mortification  (Golding 23). During the first chapter, Ralph was the one who blew the conch which drew the others on the island to the platform. Having the authority out of possession of the conch, being among the oldest on the island, along with being "fair  and attractive is why I believe Ralph was chosen as opposed to Jack, who clearly wanted to be chief. Jack's haughty and outspoken nature naturally made me take Ralph's side. In his first acts of leading, Ralph proposed that the group should make a fire and later talked about building shelters; he constantly stayed on task and focused on what needed to be done, and in the latter case, building became prevalent. However, fairly soon Jack's envy overt