What symbolism can be found in Rose's journal in the novel, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves?

Rose’s journals are a direct link to the past. While they physically represent the time that Rose and Fern spent growing up, there’s a deeper meaning to them as well. At first, Rose isn’t ready to open the journals. She’s grateful that the airport lost them because it meant she wouldn’t have to be responsible for getting rid of them. The only accepts them because her mom insists. As time passes though, Rose begins to recover her memories about what happened. She stops denying what happened with her family and becomes willing, even eager, to read the journals. Her willingness to read them directly represents accepting and moving past what happened to her family.