What characteristics within Cupcake allowed her to persist through every challenge, despite all odds, and how are these traits reflected in her writing?

Why might Cupcake’s experiences, along with her particular skills and personality, have been such a perfect fit for the world of law? What separates a lawyer who has been through what her clients have, and one who has only studied literature on the subject?

How does Cupcake use different styles of writing to embody different moments in her life as she tells her story? How does her writing change as the past self she examines grows up and enters new situations? What attitude does Cupcake hold toward her past mistakes, and how is this evident in the way she describes them?