@Kuquburra
I think I get even further away from empathizing with her is because of the way she treats her brother when her fathers actions aren't his fault.
I can understand the father part to a degree because of my dad but I won't go into detail because it's just going to sound like I'm trauma dumping on the internet which is weird and unnecessary on my part. But I will say that my father didn't really physically hurt me but he did verbally and emotionally abuse me, so to say I can't walk in her shoes isn't necessarily correct or incorrect I think I just process this differently compared to how the writer, you and others do.