In William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, although Ralph became the leader of the stranded boys, Jack eventually rose to power through fear tactics, confidence tactics, of determination and control. When Jack demonstrated his leadership skills, it was evident that he was superior to Ralph and would use his sense of social Darwinism (survival of the fittest) and oratorical skills to completely outdo and isolate Ralph. Regardless of Ralph's strengths, such as his conch shell, democratic maneuvering, firm motives, and caring attitude, Jack's mere presence crowded out Ralph's chances of effective leadership. By using propaganda against Ralph, gaining support from his partisan tribesmen, and overpowering Ralph through his persuasion techniques and appearance, Jack clearly demonstrated how inevitable his leadership of the island was. Jack's use of propaganda increased his assets and facilitated his rise to power. For example, Jack compared Ralph to a weaker character by stating, "He's like Piggy." He says things like Piggy. He’s not a real leader… He’s a coward himself…” (115). This comparison of Ralph to Piggy depicts Ralph as a weak and ridiculed character, especially since Piggy was constantly ridiculed and abhorred for his portly appearance. As a result of this anti-Ralph propaganda, the boys viewed Jack as their leader due to Ralph's diminished prestige and apparent cowardice. Jack also used propaganda against Ralph by explaining how Ralph would have thought the others were cowards, "running from the boar and the beast" (115). By passing this misinformation to the tribe members, Jack brought more support to himself, since he created more hatred towards Ralph. Besides, this growing hatred in the middle of the paper...ph's remarks seemed lame, even to the little ones” (129). Ralph's power was evidently diminishing; this was due to Jack's more convincing remarks and strong appearance. As a result, even the little ones, who usually looked at situations with neutrality and innocence, turned to Jack. Clearly, Jack was becoming superior to Jack, allowing him to take control of the island. Through strong propaganda, the fervor of others, and superior verbal skills, Jack eventually rose to power on the island. His propaganda weakens Ralph by spreading false pretenses about him; To complement this weakening of Ralph, more and more members of the tribe supported Jack, showing affection for his powerful personality, appearance, and verbal skills. Without his charisma and dominant tactics, Jack would not have been able to take such effective leadership, ultimately isolating Ralph completely..