The spirit catches you and you fall down by Anne Fadiman is a remarkable book, explaining the difficulties faced by Hmong refugees in the United States. Most importantly, Fadiman explains the complications of a system where two cultures try stepping on each other. Although the book describes some very depressing and extraordinary situations, the characters in the book seem very realistic, and are shown in their true form of goodness. The Hmong, like most other …showed first 75 words of 1324 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1324 total…guarded their science. Fadiman’s writing has definitely thrown more light on the difficulties faced by the Hmong refugees, but it also helps in understanding the difficulties faced by the many immigrants who have come to the United States for various reasons. The primary reason being freedom; however, it is interesting to note how the immigrants or refugees struggle in the new society and fight battles within themselves to be freed from their cultural differences.