Stranded Teens ✧

Stories like Lord of the Flies or the television series Yellowjackets use the "stranded" trope to examine specific sociological questions:

: How quickly does a group organized by "the magic conch" or student council titles dissolve into violence? stranded teens

Beyond fiction, "stranded" can refer to physical peril or emotional abandonment. Stories like Lord of the Flies or the

: Without external rules, characters may descend into a "primal" state where empathy is replaced by a "fight or flight" mentality. stranded teens