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Ralph spoke. .
"You let the fire go out." .
Jack checked, vaguely irritated by this irrelevance but too happy to let it worry him. .
"There was lashings of blood," said Jack, laughing and shuddering. "You should have seen it!" Ralph spoke again, hoarsely. He had not moved. .
"You let the fire go out."".
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Jack doesn't care that he screwed up; all that really matters to him is that he killed a pig. Ralph is very upset that Jack let the fire go out because being rescued is his top priority. Having fun is Jack's top priority, and his callousness towards things Ralph sees as important adds to the friction building up between the two boys. .
As the book continues, more and more Jack tries to assert himself as the chief. He comes up with wild games that the boys can play after the kill. He became the leader in the forest, where it's all dark and scary, and Ralph was the chief on the beach where there was order. Even here, it's evident that Jack is the type of ruler who wants an absolute monarchy - he likes to give orders, not take them. Ralph is a more democratic leader who listens to other people and takes advice. Jack offers protection and direction; Ralph offers goals, steadiness. Even at the basic personality level, there is a wide difference between Ralph and Jack. And most importantly, Jack is very ambitious. Jack wants power and to be chief. All of these differences and anxieties come to head after Simon, Ralph, Jack and Roger try and slay the beast. Jack says: .
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""He's not a hunter. He"d have never got us meat. He isn't a prefect and we don't know anything about him. He just gives orders and expects people to obey for nothing. All this talk-" .
"All this talk!" shouted Ralph. "Talk, talk! Who wanted it? Who called the meeting?" .
"All right then," he said in deep tones of meaning, and menace, "all right. Who thinks Ralph oughtn't to be chief?" .
He look expectantly at the boys ranged around, who had frozen.
