Jack is the only other boy who wishes to be leader and he has since the very first assembly when the question of a leader was first raised.
Survival
he is in the navy
he is homesick, and stressed
Piggy's glasses
Ralph's main competition for leadership in "Lord of the Flies" is Jack. Jack seeks power and control through fear and manipulation, while Ralph values democracy and order. The power struggle between them intensifies as the boys' society on the island deteriorates.
-Piggie -Sam -Eric -Some "little ones"
The double sharpened spears in "Lord of the Flies" symbolize the boys' descent into savagery and violence. They represent the loss of innocence and the shift towards primal instincts as the boys become more disconnected from civilization and their moral values. The spears ultimately foreshadow the escalating barbarity and conflicts among the boys on the island.
In The Lord of the Flies Ralph's only weapon is a stick that has been turned in to a spear. He took the stick that was being used to mount the pigs head.
Democracy and dictatorship are both shown in Lord of the Flies.
it symbolizes leadership
They would build a fire to create smoke so a ship or plane would see them.
The only other boy who stood against Ralph in the election to be leader was Jack Merridew and he continued to challenge Ralph's leadership for the entire novel.