He even has "to think for a moment before he could remember what rescue was". This shows that he has no intention of getting off the island, and is prepared to stay on the island forever. Jack is more preoccupied with his own matters to care, his first priority is to "catch a pig". Jack gets irritated with Ralph's reminders, not caring about keeping the fire going, and showing that the fire is not as important as hunting is to him. Jack is most likely only doing this to make himself feel important, since he was not chosen as chief. Ralph "looked at him critically", but did not realize by letting Jack in charge, he was making a mistake as the leader. He should have realized that Jack will not take care of the fire properly, but was not mature enough to figure it out. Because of this action, it resulted in the group losing hope which decreased their morale and performance. By hastily and thoughtlessly giving such an important task to someone who does not care about anything but hunting, he has ignored his responsibilities as a leader. With Jack in charge of the fire, it reduces the group's chances of going home. Since, Jack neglects his responsibility of keeping the fire going, Ralph and he verbally fight in front of the others, which makes the group doubt their abilities: "Simon looked now from Ralph to Jack, as he had looked from Ralph to the horizon, and what he saw seemed to make him afraid (Golding 68)." Simon knows what is coming, a fight between Jack and Ralph as he "looked" between them. When Simon looks at the "horizon", it is a symbol of him wanting to go home. It makes him "afraid" because Simon knows when Ralph and Jack fight, it brings them further and further away from getting of the island. If the leaders argue with each other, it makes the others doubt their credibility. It also makes the littluns insecure about who to place their trust in.