Asher’s Journal

Asher’s journal is a symbol of the growing distance between Olivia and her son. She is surprised that he is intimate with his girlfriend, but she also begins to realize how little she knows about the life he has built for himself. She allows both of them to keep their own space, believing that Asher is entitled to his secrets.

Bees

Olivia’s bees serve as a reminder of the simultaneous beauty and chaos of the surrounding world as well as a connection to her family. Throughout Olivia’s abusive relationship with Asher’s father, she lost much of who she was and was isolated from her family. When she pulls together the strength to leave him, her return to where she grew up and the hobby she shared with her father helps her to heal and grow into her new phase of...