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Introduction

From reading the book,it is clear that the key character is Lia Lee.The creator of the story is known as Anne Fediman. The story  in the book is all about Lia lee. When she is born, it is found in the hospital that she has an epileptic disorder. From this point, the doctors, as well as the pressure from the parents, lies the foundation of the book (BookRags, 1997).The parents stand on the notion that their doctrines and their ways of the community as well as cultural and religious aspects of getting well again emanate from these forces. While the specialists clarify, that cerebral neurons in her mind cause the malady. This achieves struggle in the little local network of the Hmong. This review will concentrate altogether break down Lia's family and the elements that are encompassing the family because of the issue of her ailment.

Author review

In the year 1953, Anne Fadiman was given birth. Her dad was a reknowned for being a TV and radio character. Her mother was a creator.She furthered her education at  Harvard and she graduated by nineteen seventy five. She is as of now an educator and an editorial manager. Her book 'the soul gets you and you tumble down ' won an honor in 1997. She has likewise composed the other two books of papers. She is now at Yale university pursuing the Francis program.

Fadiman’s family were of the Hmong, a community of native people. Most of these people had been negatively affected by the CIA  war which had occurred in Laos. The Hmong are a gathering of locals who are close. They likewise unequivocally put stock in conventional ceremonies and convictions. The Hmong community, however, are mainstream for their solid confidence in the holiness of a human's spirit. These make them remarkable and they additionally dismiss the cutting edge drug that is available in America.

Thesis

The war that occurred shock the family of Lia and  this forces them change their residence. Therefore ,the father  relocated them to California. Here, they settled, and, it was the point at which Lia's mother brings forth her(Fadiman, 1997). In contrast to her different kin, Lia's mother brought forth her in an emergency clinic and not at home for her mother did not need to go to a medical clinic. This was the motivation behind why the specialists knew about her and needed to help, as this would have been in an American family. Despite what might be expected, Lia's family was extraordinary, and it had their own convictions and practices.

Among the Hmong, the all the members  think about epilepsy to have a sacred aspect. Besides, it is additionally an amazingly dreaded and risky infection in the Hmong people . They state that when attacks of seizure occur, it is during this season of the seizures that they can speak with the spirit. It, hence, implies that when one is epileptic in this network the individuals consider such individuals as fortunate and even as consecrated. This is the principle motivation behind why Lia's family viewed as her as a blessing and why they cherished her. Furthermore, the members of the community  thinks about numerous shamans of the Hmong people epileptic. The Hmong trust that the spirits would not have picked an unclean individual to live in, in this manner, causing Lia to have epilepsy absolutely and religious.

In the event that one were epileptic in the Hmong people , the individuals considered this to be a method for helping other people. As per their traditions, the Hmong trust that those that are epileptic can change over into the soul (Fadiman, 1997). What's more, they can speak with different spirits in the interest of the other Hmong individuals. It is with this correspondence that these residents can be recuperated both profoundly and inwardly. It was, in this manner, very profitable for Lia to stay epileptic in light of the obligations that she had to her kindred network individuals.

The condition that Lia had, was important to her American specialists additionally to her family. The fans of the book sees these two powers in the book contrasting in issues of what caused epilepsy and how it tends to be relieved. As indicated by her folks, the divine beings offer epilepsy to picked individuals as a gift, and that lone the divine beings can take it from her. Then again, the specialists know the reason for this condition and have taken a stab at everything to spare Lia.

Language boundaries basically influenced the specialists' endeavors to spare Lia. These hindrances existed between the parents and the specialists (Fadiman, 1998). Despite the fact that there were endeavors to have a go at interpreting, some quintessence became mixed up in the interpretation of what the specialist needed. This book illuminates the therapeutic specialists of today of the significance of understanding a patient's way of life and helping them comprehend the significance of the contemporary medication. On the off chance that this had occurred, perhaps the specialists would spare Lia.

The of Lia shifts from bad to worse and she capitulates to cerebrum demise. One sees the American specialists attempting every means to reach and spare the youngster. The specialists face hindrances, for example, a language obstruction and threatening vibe shape the parents just like the community. In spite of the fact that the specialists leave directions of Lia's treatment to the parents, they are not ready to see each other well on account of the distinctions in language. Moreover, Lia's folks trust that solitary the spirits can free their youngster from the approaching disorder.

The parents of Lia have emphatically been influenced and captured by the beliefs of the Hmong people. They are determined on declining American specialists to treat their little girl. The book demonstrates how the parents attempt all methods for the Hmong people to look for the liberation of their girl from the epileptic infection. They even offer forfeits and welcome the shaman of Hmong to come and intercede for their sake to the spirits.

This contention between the American specialists and parents brought suffering to Lia. As the specialists had anticipated her condition would have improved with the prescription, yet the parents were not prepared to adhere to the guidelines exactly. They likewise did not exactly completely comprehend the specialist (Fadiman, 1997).From the book, it is possible to point out the conduct of parents of Lia to the way of life of the Hmong. The creator goes into broad subtleties to clarify the methods for the Hmong. She says that individuals from this culture are loaded proudly. They don't care to be advised and to take requests from others. They are additionally so impervious to tolerating the way of life of others regardless of whether such societies might be believed to be better than their way of life.

Conclusion

     During the birth of Lia, the two cultures that existed were contradicting. Most likely if, Lia would have been born in Laos, when the Hmong had moved from, she would have a superior existence, knowing about her capacities and gifts. This was not simply the situation, and Lia found in the midst of two societies that were extraordinary. The American specialists needed to help Lia thus did her family however these two powers encountered a ton of threatening vibe and aversion between them. This made Lia to endure enormously. The writer has unmistakably appeared Hmong convictions and traditions in the book. She has additionally portrayed how these individuals from the Hmong are glad for their convictions and practices. They would not give some other culture a chance to penetrate their own. This may have been the greatest reason for Lia, in the long run, ending up with a dysfunctional brain. One can also learn a lesson from the book. It  is also imperative for health personnel’s to always put into consideration the cultures of the patients. They should understand and come up with ways of helping them.

References

BookRags. (1997). The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down Summary & Study Guide | Anne Fadiman. Author.

Fadiman, A. (1997). The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. Books Online.