Answer:
Yes
Explanation:
Yes, because the boys are very young and acting largely on instinct. They are too young still for the civilized culture they are from to influence their actions, and after being away from societal pressure for so long they begin to revert back to an almost animal state. The survival of the fittest, the fight for dominance, and the spliting into "packs" of sorts is very animalistic. Had the boys been older, a more peaceful resolution may have been expected. However, since the boys are young, just starting to experience an influx of testosterone paired with no pressure to behave a certain way created a plausible perfect storm for the boys to rise against one another and eventually go to extremes, such as murder, which they would never act upon were they still among society.
