In chapter one, "The Sound of the Shell," Jack and Ralph compete to be "chief" of the boys. When Ralph gets more votes than Jack does, Ralph graciously gives command of the choir to Jack. Jack says he wants them to be the island's hunters. After that, Jack leads the hunters as they stalk and eventually kill a pig.
In chapter two, "Fire on the Mountain," Ralph tells the other boys that his father is in the navy and has told him that the Queen has maps of the world, including the island on which they're stranded. He is convinced that a ship will come near and suggests that they maintain a signal fire on top of the highest hill. Jack volunteers his choir, the hunters, to be the ones who gather wood. Later, he declares that he will divide the choir into groups that will both maintain a lookout shift and keep the signal fire burning.
In chapter 1, the boys elect Ralph as chief, and he immediately tells Jack that the choir belongs to him. The first job that Jack claims for the choir is to be the group's hunters. Throughout the novel, Jack leads his choir on numerous hunting expeditions, where they brutally kill pigs and hold feasts. Jack and his hunters become bloodthirsty and are obsessed with hunting by the end of the novel. In chapter 2, Ralph holds an assembly and attempts to create a civil, organized society. The second job that Jack claims for his choir involves maintaining the signal fire. Jack volunteers his choir to watch over and feed the signal fire on the top of the mountain. Later on, Jack relieves his hunters from their duty of maintaining the signal fire and leads them on a hunting expedition. Unfortunately, a ship passes by the island, and the hunters are not on top of the mountain to fuel the signal fire, which leads to a heated argument between Ralph and Jack over duties and priorities.
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