Piggy is usually perceived as an inferior child who is unable to enforce his authority. Like Piggy, Ralph stays in power when he has support, but he does not take action to reinforce his leadership if there is any disagreement. Furthermore, Ralph is frightened by the dire consequences of his failures to reinforce his own rules, allowing many boys to escape punishment for their rebellious actions. Although Ralph tries to uphold his ethics, like Piggy, he easily becomes intimidated when faced with overwhelming circumstances. Similarly to Piggy, Ralph lacks several attributes that a natural leader would possess, such as authority and assertion. When Jack continues to rally the tribe against Ralph, he claims that Ralph “isn’t a proper chief” due to his failures (Source C). As his time on the island continues, Ralph slowly loses his control over the group of boys that he was elected to lead. Ralph is hesitant to punish those who disregard his rules, so the boys begin to disobey and ignore