Initially, Ralph is very taken to Jack as both boys were the eldest of two choir groups. They both have mutual respect for each other - Ralph was intrigued by Jack's confidence and natural leadership skills. He even joined Jack in teasing the younger boys, probably with the intention of being "accepted" by Jack.
The author depicts Jack as the natural leader of the group but Ralph, due to certain qualities, was picked by the boys on the island. Perhaps this caused a little animosity between the boys.
Only when Jack begin taking the "older boys" on their hunts, did the two clans separate, leaving Ralph to tend to the younger boys, as well as Piggy, whose intellect complemented Ralph's leadership skills. Here we can see that the author still found shortcomings in Ralph and required to keep Piggy as a close ally to him.
Maybe the storyline would have been different if Jack had been picked as the leader of the group to begin with - as implied by Ralph's initial admiration for Jack.
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