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[Lord of the Flies] Did Jack and his hunters not want to be rescued?

Because it kinda seems that, both in the book and the movie adaptations, Jack and his hunters were purposely sabotaging Ralph's efforts to keep a signal fire.
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When the naval officer shows up, all of the boys on the island begin sobbing uncontrollably. They didn't have long term plans or really much thought at all.

Jack and his hunters were simply in a power struggle. They put out Ralph's efforts to do anything, be it a signal fire, or anything else, simply because Ralph is the rival power on the island.

If they were thinking clearly, they wouldn't have killed Simon. They were just animals by the end of the book, simply looking to have the most power on the island.

When the naval officer showed up, the snapped back and returned to being boys.