What do the differing reactions (to the fire going out) tell you about the ways in which the value systems of the boys are conflicting?in Lord of...

The fire goes out because Jack and his hunters were not
tending to the fire. They leave to hunt and the fire goes out. In the meantime, Ralph
and Piggy go check on the fire:

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They reach the fire, which had gone out. The
choir members who tend it are nowhere in sight. “A pile of unused fuel lay ready.” Ralph
is livid. They see below the choir members emerge from the forest waving sticks and
chanting. Jack is leading them. They are carrying the gutted carcass of a pig on a stick
between them and chanting “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her
blood.”

Jack and his hunters
did not see the importance of keeping the fire going. It seemed that they were contented
without the chance for a rescue that the fire provided. They definitely did not desire
to be rescued as much as Ralph did.

Ralph knew he could not
keep the fire going by himself. He needed everyone's help. Ralph was afraid that they
would die on the island if a fire was not burning to signal for help from ships passing
by. Ralph was so angry with Jack and his hunters for allowing the fire to go
out.

Jack seemed to not understand the seriousness of
keeping the fire going. He was caught up in his acts of savagery. He was into the thrill
of the hunt. He enjoyed the power he felt when
hunting:

Truly, Ralph and Jack have differing perspectives
on what is most important. Ralph is concerned with being rescued. Jack is concerned with
gaining power and control over his hunters. Jack is domineering. He desires to be the
chief. Ralph is about what is best for everyone on the
island:

Jack
does not understand Ralph’s distress or the significance of the fire being
out...

While the fire is out,
a ship passes by. Ralph is in torment thinking that their chance for rescue just passed
them by:

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Ralph tells Jack about the ship, but Jack
appears unconcerned, defending his actions in terms of satisfying the others’ need for
meat. 'The two boys faced each other. There was the brilliant world of hunting, tactics,
fierce exhilaration, skill; and there was the world of longing and baffled
common-sense.'