Family

The characterization of Mimi and Nana show that families may bear fundamental similarities regardless of their social status. Nana is wealthy. Her home is like an art museum. Mimi is the head of a working class family. She lives in the hotel that she owns and manages in North Lake while Nana vacationed in the Lake North resort. The hotel only changes out of necessity while Nana is having her apartment renovated. In spite of these differences, the characters of Nana and Mimi are interchangeable in terms of the manner n which they treat their family members. Both Nana and Mimi live with their children and grandchildren. Both adapt to life with their family configuration, and both women also emphasize the importance of family. Nana realizes the importance of Emma connecting with her mother and her mother’s family which is why she suggests that Emma...