Because he is a loner. And he is depressed so he want's to live on his own from now on.
at the begining of the story he does but then he focusses more on surviving and not so much on being rescued
Jack's Mannequin - Rescued one of my most favorite songs
Davey Jones locker
The cast of Rescued in Time - 1911 includes: Harry Myers as Harry Jack Standing as Jack
Ralph wants to build huts but jack wants to hunt he says they need meat more than they need huts
Davy Jones' Locker.
The irony of the fire is that Ralph kept insisting that the fire will get them rescued and Jack didn't care, but in the end, the fire that Jack started was the fire that got them rescued.
"This is more than a hunter's job, because you can't track the beast. And don't you want to be rescued?"
World's EndThe Land Of The Dead
In William Golding's novel "Lord of the Flies," Jack Merridew is not rescued. He is the leader of the group of boys who become increasingly savage and violent on the island. By the end of the book, rescue arrives but Jack is not among those saved.
he rescued over 300 men
Ralph and Jack think they will be rescued. This is after the carried the log and fell down.