The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away. Once there was this and that; and now--and the ship had gone. [... Jack refusing to give Piggy the floor when he has the conch...]
"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! We'll close in and beat and beat and beat--!" (91)
The quotes right here show both Ralph and Jack's perspectives of the island right now. Ralph is big on imposing the rules for numerous reasons. He realizes they need to have order to maintain stability and hopefully be rescued because of the fire. He also realizes that they are starting to lose humanity and need rules to prevent chaos. Finally Ralph realizes Jack has become an animal and without rules Jack would most likely kill him as well as Piggy.
Jack's perspective is almost the opposite of Ralph's. Jack for starters, has almost no intention of being rescued. He does not care about rules and only wants to have fun. He does not value life much anymore as he is not scared to kill. Lastly Jack is becoming an animal as he has become bloodthirsty and savage because he wants to beat the beast and tear it apart.
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