The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
How did Skloot organize her book? Why does she have 3 parts?
How does she use time and structure as well as death for her overall argument!?
How does she use time and structure as well as death for her overall argument!?
Skloot structured the novel to reach two objectives. One is to tell the story of the Lacks family and the other is to explain the development of the HeLa cells. The 3 parts mixes these together with a very matter of fact style of writing.