She has many faults but not many that cannot be forgiven, we see this at the beginning of the story. She secretly tries to stay awake and keep an eye on her husband. She prescribed herself a week's worth of Dexedrine to help her stay awake. It was corrupt for Mimi to prescribe medicine for herself since it's illegal. To most people this would seem sweet but I think she should be honest and confront him with his problem of insomnia.

It says in the story that the dog Thurber would have restless nights and she would rub her fingers in his hair in order to soothe him. It is surprising that the only genuine affection in the novel is shown by Mimi towards Thurber and Brian. I may be thinking critical but why wouldn't Mimi do the same for her husband Everett when he was having sleeping problems. Sometimes it is enough just to comfort another person, without having to talk about their problems and just to let them know yo

Findley has created a very interesting character in Mimi because she is very much a sincere character. When an author stirs up a story by creating a character like Mimi, it draws attention to her train of thought. Ironically, in doing this, he gets us to analyze our own way of thinking about certain situations that cause problems in our lives.

Mimi decides to confront her husband Everett, like any good mate she becomes concerned and questions him. Her job focuses on better understanding people through her patients talking openly. But when Everett refuses to talk about his problems she subsides and lets him keep his problems to himself. We see that Mimi is very observant when reading the story; an example is that when Everett sleeps, she knows he sleeps on his stomach. Now, Everett is lying on his back scared to sleep. Her awareness was probably acquired through her many years of work as a psychiatrist and now has gained an insightful mentality.

We can see that Mimi clearly became attached to Brian and that she wanted to see him get well so badly. To no avail, Brian had no spirit and lacked the will to live. The first time we hear Brian speak is when Mimi is about to insert his IV. Brian says "no, don't", I'm sure it breaks Mimi's heart to hear him say that. To my surprise Mimi does a completely immoral act when she listens to Brian and fails to insert the IV. This deed was unprofessional and showed very irrational thinking. She goes further and unethically tells the nurse Brian died, but not how. What gave her the the right to knowingly let Brian die without the consent of his parents? She must have unknowingly, slowly, lost her professional control, self-esteem, and

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