to chase him onto the beach and trap him there with the fire.
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setting the forest on fire
It's so thickly coated with irony, Ralph's plan throughout the entire book is to keep a fire going to be rescued, Jack could care less. Also, Jack wanted to flush out the island with fire just to finish Ralph off, when instead it brings rescue to Ralph.
Ralph goes first when the boys reach castle rock because Ralph is the elected leader and he feels that it is his duty.
The boys raided Ralph's camp in Ch. 8 because they needed fire. While they were there, they also attempted to do a bit of "recruiting" to further weaken Ralph's clan.
Ralph is elected chief during the very first meeting, which happens very early in the book.