Update For Crit

What I find unique about this place is that everyone who has grown up here describes their community as a "family". There are many small towns in America, but the closeness of the this island is very distinct. The people living here share a bond that most other small communities do not:

- they are more isolated from neighboring towns
- they share a distinct way of life (driving golf carts, conserving fresh water, being closer to nature, etc)
- there is an US:THEM relationship between the local islanders and the tourists. On any summer day (or a day when a cruise ship stops there) the population of the town is roughly doubled. But while tourists come and go, the kids are all stuck there together (for better or worse).
- Nearly everyone on the island depends upon the tourism to survive (directly or indirectly)

I've realized that this "family" community effects the youth of the island mainly in two ways:

1. It creates a safe and familiar environment which is healthy for kids. They grow up with a strong bond to the island, but realize they need to leave to attend a college/see more of the world.
2. It creates a safe and familiar environment which handicaps children as they grow into their teenage years in a number of ways. They are sheltered and "bored" and feel the need to indulge in drugs and alcohol. When they try to leave the island they have trouble making new groups of friends (something they have never really had to do), and feel compelled to return to their "island family".

I feel like this is my main angle for the story. How can this isolated "family community" positively and negatively impact the youth?

Questions For The Class Thus Far:
- What do you think?
- What sort of visuals do you feel like you need to see?
- Any ideas for school shots if they won't let me in the building?
- Any other questions (aside from the list I previously posted) that you think I should ask my subjects?