Anne Fadiman: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

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School essay

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3 pages

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05/27/2008

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Table of Contents Anne Fadiman: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down  Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. Wisdom stemming from her experiences
  3. The filter used to allow a reader to see from a character's point of view
  4. Her role as a storyteller
  5. Conclusion
  6. Citations

Abstract

When I'm old and gray, I probably won't remember very well every book that I've read. In fact, upon recollection, the contents of each novel will most likely be condensed to a single descriptive sentence; for textbooks, a verb and noun will do (i.e. Napoleon loses). As insignificant as that sentence may sound, it is considerably more than two words. Fiction simply stays with me better because I think it's more meaningful than any other type of writing and up until a month ago, I thought the line between fiction and nonfiction was very clear. anne fadiman's The spirit catches you and you fall down confuses the intricacies of my brain, which do not know whether to allot a sentence or two parts of speech in the dimly lit section of my cerebral cortex, a precious reserve for very succinct memories only. Her writing style distances her book from a typical nonfiction one because not only does she make facts very personal with her strong sense of "I," the filter she puts on her research and use of frequent anecdotes make me believe she is more of a unique storyteller than an intellectual gatherer of knowledge

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