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Mrs. Jenkins
EBA Honors 10
16 May 2018
The most effective leaders delineate The God Complex. In history, the most influential leaders
were not necessarily the strongest, most attractive, or even the most intelligent; they were
anomalous and antagonistic. This type of leadership style is most effective due to the leaders
inability to express empathy and tolerance, disconnection to the morals of society, and their
According to Psychologenie, The God Complex is a psychological illusion that encourages the
notion that one is God; these leaders strive for a quintessential environment, one that is
impossible to attain without recreating themselves. This illusion demands perfection from its
leader and it’s followers, hence why this leadership style tends to be conducted by extremists
who are willing to radically achieve perfection. This illusion disables the leaders conscience and
isolates the leaders ability to connect with society and decipher what is morally ethical. This
opposition, absolute power, and instilled fear in others. This type of leader sees no flaws within
themselves, takes no personal responsibility for their actions, and reposes the failure of others
responsible for World War II and the genocide against Jews. According to Zaminov in Hitler Had
Developed a 'God Complex,' According to WWII Documents, Hitler believed that he was the
“incarnation of the spirit of good” while the Jews were the “incarnation of evil”. In this article,
Hitler refers to the “Final Solution” being the genocide of the Jews through concentration camps.
Hitler’s ill-perceived notion of the Jews being the ‘incarnation of evil’ blinded his ability to show
tolerance which lead to the massacre of ninety-percent of the Jewish population in Eastern
Europe. Hitler was an extremist whose methods to achieve “perfection” was in reality the
repugnant annihilation of a people. He failed to see his shortcomings and wrongdoings due to
this illusion that the Nazi race was superior and imperfect such as himself. His leadership was
effective because he was psychotic; he was able to annihilate a people without empathy,
without flaw in his personal beliefs, and without exemptions all in pursuit of an unattainable
quintessential world. The leaders that fail are the leaders that portray flaws in their beliefs, holes
in their execution of plans, leaders that are dynamic, and unable to disconnect from their
morals. This is why Hitler was effective because he wasn’t afraid of using power and fear to
manipulate his way into a position of fear which is in part to The God Complex.
In William Golding's fictional novel The Lord of the Flies, the boys are stranded on an island
where they fight to survive against the evil within each other and maintain social order. Golding
demonstrates the power of a psychotic leader through his depiction of the boys progressive
savagery on the island. In the beginning of the novel, Golding establishes three leaders on the
island; Piggy, Ralph, and Jack. Ralph is the elected leader on the island, consequently Ralph’s
inability to be authoritative results in inefficiency and the boys show resistance to his leadership.
Meanwhile, the boys begin to gravitate towards Jack’s leadership because he is fearless and
authoritative and they lose respect for Ralph in the process. Ralph and Jack struggle to have
complete dominance which results in their desperate and savage behavior to prove themselves
the leader. As Jack ascends in power, he becomes even more determined to attain total
dominance on the island, and he begins to ignore his morals in order to attain this. He begins to
threaten, kill, and instill fear in the boys to achieve power. When the boys don’t cooperate he
uses fear, hostility, and manipulation to force cooperation. For example, when he tortured
SamnEric into siding with him after Piggy had been killed and Ralph hid in the woods. Ralph lost
all control because he wasn’t dominant or authoritative, he didn’t enforce rules and that made
the boys lose respect for him and ultimately turn to someone that could, no matter how forcefully
The God Complex is the most influential attribute of a leader because it removes the emotions,
the flaws of human nature, and leaves only the willing to succeed. The willing are the ones who
aren’t afraid to stray from what society says is acceptable in order to achieve what they find
‘good’ and ‘acceptable’. Without the God complex there is only human nature and emotion to
make decisions and human nature is dynamic whereas the God Complex is static and stable
Works Cited
Zaimov, Stoyan. “Hitler Had Developed a 'God Complex,' According to WWII Documents.”
German Dictator Believed He Was The ‘Incarnation of Spirit of Good’, 4, May. 2012,
https://www.christianpost.com/news/hitler-had-developed-a-god-complex-according-to-