The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down (1997) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

35%

The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down1997

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What We Think

While 'The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down' spotlights cross-cultural misunderstanding, it avoids most modern 'woke' pitfalls and remains a nuanced, balanced account. Not a major offender, just earnest multiculturalism.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While the book clearly centers identity and cultural conflict, it does so primarily through nuanced storytelling and deep character exploration rather than ham-fisted ideology. It rarely sacrifices narrative for agenda, giving all sides complexity. Its focus on Hmong beliefs is integral to the true story, not shoehorned in.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Woke

What is this?

The book challenges Western medical norms and highlights traditional Hmong religion and family structures. However, it stops short of outright denigration of Western values, instead promoting mutual understanding, even if it sometimes casts the medical system as rigid.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

There’s a clear push to validate non-Western worldviews, but the book earnestly explores, rather than ridicules or villainizes, the failings and virtues on both sides. There isn’t strict ideological conformity, and multiple perspectives are shown.

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