Welcome Stairways Symbolism

I think that the tree branches merging relates to Hope's life because she had to leave her old friends but she ended up making new ones. She also did not know her father and did not have her mother with her, but Addie and G.T. became a big part of her life and became very important. Another symbol in the story is the Welcome Stairways. The Welcome Stairways shows how different people can come together and bond over something they both like,