It was so sad. And idk why I found it so sad but everyone was so sad. I especially resonated with La Trobe bc idk, she felt so conflicting at all times, and also her being for the girls makes 100% sense. I also felt angry at mrs manresa because all she could do was be a pick me, but even that anger turned into sadness by the end. Also the style literally felt like I was reading poems at times which could only be deliberate, then I realised this is what they call lyrical. I don't like poems because I never understand what the poet is getting at, but I wouldn't mind lyrical prose.