Language and Communication Between Cultures in The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman

In this article I will evaluate this question. How languages ​​and communication play a role in shaping what happens to Lia. We will also investigate whether Fadiman points out ways to improve communication habits between doctors and patients. These ultimately shape what happens to the rear, so the book is important in "you and yourself grasp the falling soul". The evidence we see includes the fact that doctors and Lees can not understand each other and that the hospital does not provide adequate interpretation services to everyone.

The author of this book says, "The spirit captures you and your fall: a child of the Hmong, her American doctor, and a collision between the two." Anne Fadiman shows a collision between two cultures and things I will. A story that affects people's way of living. It turns out that the leading character 's rear is involved in a dilemma between family culture and American lifestyle. - Separation or assimilation. Our country, the United States is basically based on the principle of pursuit of happiness by life, freedom, and human unity. In Bernard R. Boxill's article "Separation or Assimilation" he fundamentally raised the Hamletesque problem.

Anne Fadiman's "spirit of catching and falling you" explores the depth and complexity of understanding culture, especially the relationship between American culture and Laos culture. For this purpose, Fadiman explained the case of a Mong tribe child with epilepsy epilepsy. Here, she detailed in detail how the 7-year-old Miao's girl Lily fell into faith conflict between American doctor and Miao's parents. Lia's parents fully believe Miao's traditional cure, while her American doctor strongly believes in the power of modern medicine. From this theme, Fadiman's books are mainly around