Why does Ralph fail as a leader in Chapter 3 of Lord of the Flies?

Whilelooks the
part of a leader, he does not understand how to motivate the boys or organize them.

By Chapter Three of , Ralph has called several meetings, at which
the need for the rescue fire and the necessity of building shelters is stressed. These needs
Ralph communicates to the others; however, he does not know how to motivate the boys, so they
abandon the construction of shelters because it is frustrating work; often the shelter collapses
during its construction. Most of the boys go on hunting expeditions instead of struggling with
the construction of a shelter because there is excitement in hunting as well as immediate
gratification if one of the pigs is killed. The killing appeals to the boys' baser natures, and
they succeed in procuring food as well.

When Ralph argues with , he does not
convince Jack of the exigency of keeping a rescue fire burning and of constructing
shelters:

"I was talking about about smoke! Don't you
want to be rescued? All you can talk about is pig, pig, pig!"

"But we want meat!" Jack
retorts.
"And I work all day with nothing butand you come back and don't even
notice the huts!"
"I was working, too--" Jack claims.
"But
you like it! ... You want to hunt! While I--"

Since
their hunger and desire for meat and the thrill of the hunt are priorities for the boys,
shelter-building and keeping a fire going take a back seat.