I think a lot of readers will be quick to draw pretty divergent ideological interpretations of this - either as an endorsement of nihilism or a lamentation of its arrival. I think placing these ideologies in the minds and hands of middle schoolers is a really effective way to demonstrate how much moral development is being constantly negotiated and re-formed as we grow. There's bits of light and freedom (to the extent those are good) in many outlooks, the answer on how to grasp them further is a process. 

Otherwise, pretty interesting reflection on how fleshy and bodily it is to be young.