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- What is your reaction to a white woman telling the Lacks family story? What does it mean for a non-member of a family to tell that family’s story? What can we learn from this about cross-cultural dialogue with others who might be different from us? Why do you think there was so little initial media attention given to the cells?
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“Reader with a Cause” Discussion Questions for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. These discussion questions were prepared by the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) for Reader with a Cause, an online book club (“Group”) on Goodreads.
Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences. These book club questions are from Penguin Random House.
Reading Group Discussion Questions—The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 1. The passage in which the initial fated cells were removed from Henrietta Lacks’s body reads as follows (see page 33): “With Henrietta unconscious on the operating table in the center of the room, her feet in stirrups,
While I never watched the HBO movie version, the book was compelling, well-researched, and eye-opening. Here are a few questions to guide your book club discussion: One of the central themes in the book is the concept of “HeLa” cells and their invaluable contribution to scientific progress.
Apr 4, 2017 · Reflect upon Henrietta’s life: What challenges did she and her family face? What do you think their greatest strengths were? Consider the progression of Henrietta’s cancer in the last eight months between her diagnosis and death.
Discussion Questions. 1. The passage in which the initial fated cells were removed from Henrietta Lacks’s body reads as follows (see page 33): “With Henrietta unconscious on the operating table in the center of the room, her feet in stirrups, the surgeon on duty, Dr. Lawrence Wharton, Jr., sat on a stool between her legs.
1. Start by unraveling the complicated history of Henrietta Lacks's tissue cells. Who did what with the cells, when, where and for what purpose? Who benefited, scientifically, medically, and monetarily? 2. What are the specific issues raised in the book—legally and ethically?
