![]() Why does Skloot place this sentence here with two appositives? Skloot wants to give the setting, and since this story is non-fictional, so should hers. The statement is made up of one independent clause and two appositives. While this sentence’s syntax has little to do with building any sort of suspense, it is a compound sentence and is utilized to further expound upon the information already given. What some audience member might not acknowledge is that based on the diction after the period, the definitions of everything preceding it has the opportunity to be tampered. Rest assured, Skloot does intend for this double entendre please the reader with an extra sense of good writing. Once mentioned, the War begs the question of which usage is implemented into this passage and whether it is intentional. While the word can be described in terms or occupancy or explosions, the context behind it is clear-that is, until the war is brought into play. What is interesting is the mention of war directly after the other definition of the word “booming”. But the end of World War II…” (Skloot 69). The welcome, however, is displayed by comfort to a degree that Skloot is not ready to experience when first arriving among the citizens of Turner Station, or however it may be spelled and broken into two words. Being cognizant of this, the audience is then being introduced to the concept of how welcome Henrietta is to the town. While, in some instances, this action could be taken as violent, that is not the case here instead, the childish playfulness that was previously mentioned. The imagery formed from this sentence creates a playful tone of the boys-which, by comparison makes Speed seem more motherly and widely-known. “Mike slapped me on the back and all the sons laughed” (Skloot 71). Courtney even mentioned the rewind button because she wants Rebecca to learn every aspect so badly that she no longer cares what the cost is while Courtney Speed is still cognizant of the family’s possible wishes to reject the information from being shared, she shares with her the public information due to her own justification of the fact that Skloot wants to write a book on Henrietta. Speed commands Rebecca to study everything about Henrietta that is contained in the movie. Speed repetitively proclaims to Rebecca that she will not share information with her until she is permitted by the Lacks family then, however, the action that follows defies that promise. “‘Don’t you open this door… you miss nothing’” (Skloot 75) Due to this, discouragement must have been a large contribution to the emotions she felt however, what the readers will soon discover is what separates her from others-her desire to meet the Lacks as a family and not as some research project for her biology class or for a magazine article explaining the purpose of the cells. This moment is one described as basically terrifying because another reporter was exactly in Skloot’s shoes so many years ago. “Rogers wrote, ‘I am sitting… Pages’” (Skloot 68).īecause of the sentence the audience is presented with, they can infer the past attempts to meet and gather information from the Lacks family. ![]() ![]() Though Henrietta did not particularly want the focus, she received it through her modesty, love, and care that makes all the difference. While Henrietta wanted little to no attention, attention was given to her because she had offered that same treatment to others through illness, through suffering, through any sort of tough times and it showed here. Here, the statement explains that because of the tremendous care Henrietta offered to others, they returned it. This sentence is placed in the story for an extremely specific reason: one has read over and over how much Henrietta was loved, but until now, the point was never given. Then, suddenly, everyone knew” (Skloot 65). “Until that point, no one except Sadie, Margaret, and Day knew Henrietta was sick. This portion of the book is meant to explain how incredible the cancer is and how lethal it is. Then, the last sentence of the first part shares the time of death. The last few paragraphs of Part One state that Henrietta is dying soon. As soon as this part is read, it is seen exactly how that happens, even though the assumption has already been made that her death is due to cancer. Up until this point in the novel, the audience has heard many times of the cervical cancer Henrietta is struggling with and the fact that cells live beyond her therefore, the concept that Henrietta has died is obvious.
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