In Chapter 4 of Lord of the Flies, the kids catch sight of a ship and realize to late that that might be their ticket off the island. Ralph runs up to the top of the mountain because the fire isn't producing smoke. He realizes that the fire tenders have forgotten to keep the fire going and it went out. He is extremely annoyed with Jack and his men because they were supposed to keep it going. When Jack apologies and Ralph doesn't except that apology, the boys start second-guessing themselves about whether Jack or Ralph would be the better leader.
Ralph seems to be immature and unforgiving when he doesn't accept Jacks apology about the fire to the boys. They start thinking that Jack might be the better leader because when he apologizes, he shows that he is mature and forgiving. In the boys's eyes, this would be better. Ralph does not forgive Jack for letting the fire die because he knows that that ship might be the only one that ever goes that close to the island. He knows that that might have been their only chance at being rescued. Just saying "I'm sorry" doesn't change the fact that that was a terrible mistake that cannot happen again. In the younger boys' eyes, this is being mean and unfair, which would make them not at sure about their choice of a leader.
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