Effects Of Leaders In The Crucible

Leader’s Decisions Impacting Others “Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it.” -Elia Kazan (BrainyQuote). Hysteria is defined as “exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement, especially among a group of people” (Google). In any and every case of mass hysteria, leaders often make life altering decisions without much evidence and subsequently create a sense of fear among the citizens they lead. In certain situations in The Crucible, Japanese-American Camps, and McCarthyism, leaders made decisions that caused their followers to experience terror in what will come in the future. First and Foremost, in The Crucible during the Salem Witch Trials, the case of mass hysteria was pointing out who in the Salem community was a “witch” which caused the citizens in Salem to fear what would happen to them in the future. In trial, various characters in the Crucible were outed as witches, without much evidence to properly convict them as …show more content…
When hysteria occurs, it is seen that people tend to react with emotion rather than logic. Leaders decide to make life altering decisions without evidence which creates a sense of fear among the citizens they lead. In certain situations of mass hysteria in The Crucible, Japanese-American Camps, and McCarthyism, leaders made decisions that generated trepidation among all the people that they lead and consternation of their dooms. After seeing the effects of making transformative choices without using evidence in cases of mass hysteria, it is crucial that leaders learn to look into situations as such and accurately use evidence to avoid blaming innocent people for things they did not do or have no such involvement in. By taking the steps to think logically and efficiently use evidence to make life changing decisions, these negative outcomes will cease to