Leadership In The Crucible

Power and leadership are two terms often connected but not totally the same. While some leaders have power, not all powerful people are great leaders. Leadership is having the power to influence people to follow you, so essentially anyone who has influence can be considered a leader. But what happens when the person in charge uses their influence in all the wrong ways? We see in The Crucible how certain people in positions of power use it negatively and how, in direct opposition, Invictus shows Nelson Mendela using his commanding position positively. Being a great leader requires being open to letting the power improve your self; living in a nation where the person in charge is exhibiting ill treatment of their position can lead to disunity

- the primary characteristics of a great leader is someone who takes the power and better themselves. In The Crucible Abigail completely exploits the power she has over Proctor and the two use it for her benefit (Miller). When Abigail uses her influence and outright control of the girls to totally destroy the town of Salem all to get back at Proctor, she plays on the fact that most of the public figures in the town have no choice but to believe her. Thus, the beginning of the downfall of Salem is a perfect example of the dangers of unchecked authority. Hale also greatly contributed to the destruction of Salem; he had the power to determine whether or not someone was a witch.(Miller). Hale uses his higher position in the town to exploit people's fears, characterizing him as someone who doesn't take the time to figure out things for himself , and rendering him a subpar leader. Invictus totally refutes the illustrations of bad leadership, we have which shows us how Nelson Mendela uses rugby to unite his country. Mandela donates a portion of his paycheck to charity showing that he's doing this because he believes it's right and has no ulterior motives (Invictus). The way Nelson Mendela chooses to lead his country shows he really cares about how he looks to other people. When Mendela arrives at the rugby game he greets the people of his nation. (Invictus) By doing this he once again shows how being in this

The leadership styles in the play shown by people like Hale, Parris, and Abigail led certain individuals to die rather than to live in a society under that rule/ for their integrity. Giles Corey chooses to be sent to death rather than to be confirmed in the nation he was living in (Miller) Giles’s death symbolizes the fact that the only way to combat the injustices in the leadership style running rampant in Salem is to die. Another death caused by the dreadful leadership in Salem is the death of John Proctor (Miller ) . Proctor makes the decision to also receive his own integrity rather than following what the people in power want him to do. Nelson Mandela took the South African national rugby to black townships to have them play with the young kids living there. (Invictus) The fact that Mandela was able to bring a sense of joy and inclusion to a part of the country who had nothing but resentment for the white population shows how good leadership can really unify a society. Another example of how Mendals great leadership further united the country was the moment at the world cup where the entire stadium sang the new national anthem which most of the white population was very against. (Invictus) By being his most caring and sociable self Mendela led a country to put aside systematic issues