Jack thinks that he is some tough high and might being but really he is just being sensless and putting himself in danger. He is trying to look like a better leader than Ralph by seeming braver even though that has nothing to do with why Ralph doesn't think they should go, and smarter, even though he isn't.
He wants others to know what the greasers are really made up of, and basically the life of a greaser.
Please can you send me a screenshot of the passage. I can't really answer it
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squint your eyes.. thats what i do.. or just eat carrots all day
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