After reading The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman raises a series of questions about the practice of medicine in 1980s America. Fadiman attributes Lias fate to cultural miscommunications between the Lee family and the American doctors who treated her. Do you agree with this assessment? Why or why not? What other meanings do you draw from this story? What insight does it offer into the practice of and biases within American medicine in the late 20th century?
Essays should be 2-3 pages in length, double spaced, with 1 inch margins and 12 point font. Please do not quote extensively from the book; whenever possible, use your own words to describe Fadimans ideas. If you do quote directly from the book, limit quotes to one per paragraph and use internal citations (Fadiman, xx) at the end of the sentence to cite them. Proofread for grammar, spelling and style as I will deduct points for errors
