In the Cory doctorow "Walkaway" sense, they are the protagonists. However, until their culture merges more with open source Medicine and science and 3d printed

In the Cory doctorow "Walkaway" sense, they are the protagonists. However, until their culture merges more with open source Medicine and science and 3d printed farming technology, I don't think they'll be any more than relatively naive college aged people with potentially dangerous theories about surviving in the cold.