Lord of the Flies

Window	Pressure Applied	Psychological Shift
Days 1-7	Cooperation, shelter building, shared goals	Belonging and prosocial norms hold the group together
Days 8-14	Fire duty conflict, betrayal, first power displays	Leadership trust fractures; hunting status rises
Days 15-25	Faction split, exclusion, public humiliation of Piggy	Ostracism begins; democratic authority erodes
Days 26-35	Hunter dominance, intimidation, chronic stress on littluns	Fear becomes chronic; vulnerability increases
Days 36-45	Raids, physical threats, escalating shaming	Violence normalizes; isolation intensifies
Days 46-50	Ritual violence, death of Simon, mass trauma exposure	Acquired capability rises; moral collapse accelerates
Days 51-55	Targeted rejection, Piggy’s death	Thwarted belongingness and burdensomeness spike
Days 56-60	Hunt for Ralph, isolation, sustained threat	Trust collapses; valence drops into survival fear

End-State Assertions (Day 60)

assert!(
    jack_final_aggression > jack_initial_aggression,
    "Jack's aggression should rise with hunting and violence"
);
assert!(
    roger_final_ac > roger_initial_ac,
    "Roger's acquired capability should increase through violence exposure"
);
assert!(
    piggy_final_tb > piggy_initial_tb,
    "Piggy's thwarted belongingness should spike from ostracism"
);
assert!(
    piggy_final_pb > piggy_initial_pb,
    "Piggy's perceived burdensomeness should rise from rejection"
);
assert!(
    piggy_final_hopelessness > piggy_initial_hopelessness,
    "Piggy's hopelessness should increase before death"
);
assert!(
    ralph_final_trust < ralph_initial_trust,
    "Ralph's trust propensity should collapse"
);
assert!(
    ralph_final_valence < ralph_initial_valence,
    "Ralph's mood valence should drop after loss and violence"
);
assert!(
    littlun_final_dominance < littlun_initial_dominance,
    "Littluns should feel more powerless by day 60"
);