The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks Analysis
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Summary
The story begins by vivid background info on how Henrietta came to realize that she was ill. It is evident that she is suffering from cervical tumor- a condition that is making her feel uncomfortable throughout her life. The effective foreshadowing allows us to forecast what is likely to happen. As the story progresses, we are able to understand what Henrietta really needs. From her childhood background we are able to know what she did for a job, her best friends and her family history. It is obvious that she led a good, respectable life. Chapter three is more related to the first chapter since it presents outcomes of events that transpired during Henrietta diagnosis. The chapter …show more content…
The Russian space and the NASA sent the cells into space in order to study the higher radiation levels and zero gravity on human cells. Studies proved that the human body sells grow normally in space, however, with the cancerous HeLa cells; they divide and multiply at a fast rate. In chapter 19, Rebecca describes how Henrietta’s children are faring on. Deborah was made pregnant by Cheetah at 16 years of age; Lawrence started a store and later found a job in the railway. After high school graduation, Sonny joined the Air force. Joe was imprisoned for killing Ivy and he had to change his name. In chapter 20, Stanley Garter made a pronouncement that she had discovered G6PD-A in eighteen different human cells that had commonly been used in Research. This was a startling observation, since the G6PD-A was rare and could only be found in African Americans, however, according to her it was present in Caucasian and HeLa cells. Rebecca finally returns to Baltimore to meet Sonny, who takes her to meet “the Big Kahuna” also known as Lawrence. Surprisingly, Rebecca is left at a red brick house where Sonny says, “This is where we take scientists and reporters wanting to know about our mother. It’s where the family gangs up on them”. It is at this point where he meets Lawrence. Even though he does not know much about the cells, he is convinced that the cells have done wonders in the field of science. Sonny returns with Day Lacks who is 84. When George is 71 years of age, he suffers from pancreatic cancer. He donates a sample of his tumor hoping that this would give line to immortal cells just like Lacks. When doctors begin to operate they realize that the cancer had spread and it could not be operated unless they killed him. Before he dies, he informs his lab tech to release Henrietta’s real name. Jones is able to realize from the biopsy that Henrietta was misdiagnosed. It is during this period that
Summary
The story begins by vivid background info on how Henrietta came to realize that she was ill. It is evident that she is suffering from cervical tumor- a condition that is making her feel uncomfortable throughout her life. The effective foreshadowing allows us to forecast what is likely to happen. As the story progresses, we are able to understand what Henrietta really needs. From her childhood background we are able to know what she did for a job, her best friends and her family history. It is obvious that she led a good, respectable life. Chapter three is more related to the first chapter since it presents outcomes of events that transpired during Henrietta diagnosis. The chapter …show more content…
The Russian space and the NASA sent the cells into space in order to study the higher radiation levels and zero gravity on human cells. Studies proved that the human body sells grow normally in space, however, with the cancerous HeLa cells; they divide and multiply at a fast rate. In chapter 19, Rebecca describes how Henrietta’s children are faring on. Deborah was made pregnant by Cheetah at 16 years of age; Lawrence started a store and later found a job in the railway. After high school graduation, Sonny joined the Air force. Joe was imprisoned for killing Ivy and he had to change his name. In chapter 20, Stanley Garter made a pronouncement that she had discovered G6PD-A in eighteen different human cells that had commonly been used in Research. This was a startling observation, since the G6PD-A was rare and could only be found in African Americans, however, according to her it was present in Caucasian and HeLa cells. Rebecca finally returns to Baltimore to meet Sonny, who takes her to meet “the Big Kahuna” also known as Lawrence. Surprisingly, Rebecca is left at a red brick house where Sonny says, “This is where we take scientists and reporters wanting to know about our mother. It’s where the family gangs up on them”. It is at this point where he meets Lawrence. Even though he does not know much about the cells, he is convinced that the cells have done wonders in the field of science. Sonny returns with Day Lacks who is 84. When George is 71 years of age, he suffers from pancreatic cancer. He donates a sample of his tumor hoping that this would give line to immortal cells just like Lacks. When doctors begin to operate they realize that the cancer had spread and it could not be operated unless they killed him. Before he dies, he informs his lab tech to release Henrietta’s real name. Jones is able to realize from the biopsy that Henrietta was misdiagnosed. It is during this period that