Once and Future King

In The Once and Future King T.H. White conveys his personal thoughts on leadership through the help of Merlin, and Wart's transformations. Through each transformation Wart experiences different forms of power, each being a part of a whole idea on how a leader should act. He must piece together these ideas for the definitive way he should rule as king. In order to teach Wart, Merlin transforms him into several different forms, a fish, …

…merit of a democratically elected leader, whose subjects have faith in his ability to get a job done, and who has the required skills to complete the task at hand. Leaders must give great thought to making decisions related to their use of power, and use their experience, like the Badger. T. H. White brought forth this image of a "good" leader using all of Wart's transformations as hosts to his personal thoughts and opinions.