Consequences Caused By Irresponsible Leaders.
A leader is very important for the success of a group. If a leader fails to steer its people in the right direction, it can deter the group's ability to function and bring undesirable outcomes. This can be seen with Ralph and Jack, the two leaders in William Golding's Lord of the Flies. When leaders ignore their task to maintain order, their actions impair the group's ability to work. Additionally, when the person in charge disregards their responsibility to preserve hope, it weakens the group's capability to function. Furthermore, when superiors neglect their duty of being a positive role model, their behaviour undermines the group's ability to operate. When leaders ignore their responsibilities, their actions undermine the group's ability to function. .
When leaders ignore their responsibility to maintain hope, it weakens the group's ability to function. In order for someone to rescue the group of boys, Ralph suggests that they build a signal fire on the top of the island's mountain to be seen by any passing ships. The signal fire is a symbol of hope. Jack volunteers his group of hunters to keep the fire going. Ralph agrees with this, which is a mistake. He has put someone who does not care about being rescued in charge of the signal fire. Jack is more preoccupied with his own matters to care, lets the fire extinguish and Ralph scolds him:.
Jack had to think for a moment before he could remember what rescue what was. 'Rescue? Yes, of course! All the same, I'd like to catch a pig first-' He snatched up his spear and dashed it into the ground. The opaque, mad look came into his eyes again. Ralph looked at him critically through his tangle of fair hair. 'So long as your hunters remember the fire-' 'You and your fire!' (Golding 53).
Instead of watching over the fire himself, he trusts Jack, who does not care enough about going home to even keep the fire going.
