. . Suddenly Jack shouted in rage . . . They were both red in the face and found looking at each other difficult. (Golding 71)
This conflict between Ralph and his supporters—specifically Piggy and Simon—and Jack and the hunters escalates as Ralph attempts to maintain control and Jack does his best to undermine him:
“The rules!” shouted Ralph. “You’re breaking the rules!”
“Who cares?”
Ralph summoned his wits. “Because the rules are the only thing we’ve got!”
But Jack was shouting against him. “Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong—we hunt! If there’s a beast, we’ll hunt it down! (Golding 130-131).
Ultimately, Ralph and the boys that cling to the vestiges of rule-bound society and community cannot overpower the savage motivations of Jack’s need for dominance through violence and fear-mongering. Ralph and his allies' fight for what is right becomes more and more desperate as they lose the battle against Jack’s brand of tyranny, bred of violence and