Among the Untrodden story
An awkward teenage girl helps a popular classmate to cultivate her psychic abilities. Directed by: Tayarisha Poe. Story by: Heather Anne Campbell.
25 total · 3 choice · 10 major · 12 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| speculative ability | choice | The story was an exploration of Madison's various psychic powers. |
| teenage angst | choice | The story was about the teenage anxieties of Irene and Madison. |
| what it is like in high school | choice | Irene was bullied and struggled to fit in in her new high school, as the narrator made clear. |
| belonging | major | Irene longed to fit in with a clique of cool girls at her new high school. |
| childish bullying | major | Cruel girls bullied Irene in high school. |
| friendship | major | The story turned on Irene and Madison becoming friends. |
| mind reading ability | major | Madison could read minds and used it to blackmail people with their darkest secrets. |
| social awkwardness | major | The socially awkward Irene had trouble fitting in at her new high school. |
| the desire to be liked | major | Madison accused Irene of having stooped to certain depths in an effort to her Madison's friends to like Irene. |
| the need to belong | major | Irene longed to fit in with a clique of cool girls at her new high school. |