Who is Miriam "Mimi" Emily Nash from Growing Up and what is their importance? Growing_Up_(autobiography) English & Literature "Miriam ""Mimi"" Emily Nash | Growing Up"

Mimi's mother is an epileptic, and she is confined to a hospital during most of Mimi's life. Mimi's father is a drunk, and during Mimi's childhood, he often comes home angry and raging. He also disappears for days at a time, and when Mimi's mother is in the hospital, he deserts Mimi. Mimi winds up in the Sheltering Arms, an orphanage, which is run by a fundamental Protestant matron who forces the girls to attend religious services that include faith healing in an hysterical atmosphere. Mimi loses faith in both charitable organizations and religion through her experiences, and she runs away to take care of herself.