Jack’s craving for dominance leads him to undermine Ralph’s reputation by calling an assembly and declaring that “He’s not a hunter. He’d never have got us meat… He just gives orders and expects people to obey for nothing”(Golding 126). Jack’s decision to speak badly about Ralph unveils that he is trying to make himself look superior over Ralph.The fact that Jack is not scared to try and get everyone on Ralphs bad side suggests that he believes he is better than Ralph. By Jack saying that Ralph has never contributed to the groups need for food, he is intentionally trying to make Ralph seem unnecessary ,which he thinks will bring up his status as leader. When Jack claims that Ralph did nothing to deserve their loyalty he is proposing that he
