superior leader. Ralph has the sense to keep his focus on getting off the island. He insists on keeping the fire burning as a distress signal. Throughout the novel, being rescued is his primary objective. "We must make a fire." (p. 38) says Ralph. Jack's main objective is to hunt and kill. The boys would have been rescued if Jack had not been hunting. When he was asked why the boys were not watching the fire, Jack com
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