[armistead]

Quote: Originally Posted by tanchl

I would like to get some thoughts on what you all thought of the burning of the memoir and journals. I kinda see a reason, but not totally.

The journals were supposed to be for his boys when they grew up so they knew all about him. When he realized he wanted them to find out he was a killer and a bad person so they would stay away from the same life he burned the journals.