| Origin: Locke lied about the cause of Boone's injuries, which Jack felt contributed directly to his death.
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| Prize: For Jack- Getting off of the island; For Locke- To make sure everyone stays on the island and prevent anyone else coming to it. Also pride and leadership among the survivors
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| Fuel: From the time that they have arrived on the Island, Locke has been a threat to Jack's leadership, often being Jack's second in command. Most of the people trusted Locke with their lives far more than Jack, which left Jack feeling threatened by Locke. Locke did not tell Jack about the Hatch until much later on, which caused Jack to lose trust in Locke ("Do No Harm"). Over their time in the Hatch, Locke's and Jack's rivalry grew (Jack seemed to hate Locke by the middle of the season), due to them living basically alone together in it. The two's arguments became such a constant distraction that even Ana Lucia commented how "Jack and Locke are busy worrying about Locke and Jack." Locke helped Sayid keep Jack from stopping the interrogation of Ben. Locke gave in to Jack's demand to halt the interrogation only after Jack threatened to force the timer to count down to zero ("One of Them"). Their conflicting leadership styles were also made aware to Ben, who baited Locke against Jack while held captive ("Lockdown"). Later, when Jack was imprisoned by the Others, Locke destroyed their submarine, which Jack planned to use to leave the Island ("The Man from Tallahassee"). Locke later killed Naomi and threatened to shoot Jack if he called the freighter. Locke ultimately could not shoot Jack and backed down ("Through the Looking Glass"). Later Jack said he would kill Locke if he saw him again. When Jack saw Locke near the front section, he crept up on him, knocked him down, took Locke's gun, aimed at him and pulled the trigger. Locke was saved due to the gun being empty. Jack, in a total rage, then started beating Locke until those around him finally pulled him away. Jack says Locke is crazy. Locke calmly claims to have acted in the best interests of the survivors and reminds them of his warning about Juliet. The survivors split into two groups. Locke's group heads toward the barracks for protection while Jack's group goes to meet the freighter people with the intention of being rescued. ("The Beginning of the End") Once they depart from each other, Locke and Jack each try to outsmart each other through tactics in order to keep each other one step ahead of another. ("Confirmed Dead") Jack has had a hard time keeping people from going to Locke's camp (such as Kate, Sun, and Jin), since everyone now knows that the freighters aren't there to save them as they originally thought. ("Ji Yeon") Jack eventually meets Locke at the Orchid, and they have a conversation alone together. Locke tries to convince Jack to stay on the Island since it is a holy place and it is full of miracles. Jack denies these things and Locke accuses Jack of lying to himself. When Jack turns to leave, Locke tries to make him promise to keep the Island a secret once he leaves since it is the only way they can protect the Island. While Jack initially refuses to do this, he later witnesses the Island disappearing, something Locke told Jack he would do. Jack was still in denial that Locke had anything to do with it. Jack takes Locke's advice and realizes that they must lie. 3 years later Locke came to Jack off of the Island under the alias of Jeremy Bentham and told him that ever since Jack left the Island, terrible things have been happening to it. Locke tells Jack it is his fault. Locke is then killed by Ben, and Jack is the only person to attend his funeral, knowing that Locke was right. Jack attempts suicide unsuccessfully because of Locke's death. Jack breaks into the funeral home at night, to see Locke's body, and Ben waits for him there. He tells Jack that everyone must return to the Island together, including Locke's body. ("There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3")
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| Resolved: No. Locke died with many of their issues unresolved, although Jack would later know that Locke was right. In The Incident, Jack tells Richard not to give up on Locke, showing that Jack has accepted Locke was right. However, things may change if Jack confronts Jacob's enemy.
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