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The Tuskegee Study In Ethel's Phenomenon By Ayn Rand

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“The Lacks children had to work from sunup to sundown; they weren’t allowed to take breaks, and they got no food or water until nightfall, even when the summer heat burned. Ethel would watch them from the couch or a window, and if one of them stopped working before she told them to, she’d beat them all bloody. At one point, she beat Sonny so badly with an extension cord, he ended up in the hospital. But Joe got the worst of Ethel’s rage” (Skloot 112). External conflict occurs which is man vs. man because it is conflict between two or more people, Ethel, Deborah, Joe, and Sonny. This will later on affect Joe. Because Joe was beaten for no reason he turned out to be the “the meanest, angriest child any Lacks had ever known…” (Skloot 112). …show more content…

And they did so on the campus - and at the very same time - that state officials were conducting the infamous Tuskegee syphilis studies” (Skloot 97). Situational irony is pointed out when the author talks about the Tuskegee study. When the Tuskegee Institute began operating the HeLa Factory the infamous syphilis study was happening at the same time. The irony is the HeLa cell are used to save people’s lives, but many African-Americans were dying. This helps develops the theme of scientific ethics and how far should doctors be allowed to go for research. “‘I can’t say’s I blame her,’ Sadie said. ‘Galen, that husband of Ethel’s he was likin Hennie more than Ethel. Lord, he followed Hennie! Everywhere she go, there go Galen - he tried to stay up at Hennie house all the time when Day gone to work’” (Skloot 43 & 44). Accents and slang was common for the people around Henrietta. Colloquialism is spoken by Sadie, Henrietta’s cousin. It is used to prove that the author’s work is honest by not changing the way people …show more content…

‘She told me fascinating stuff. Did you know our mother cells gonna be used to make Stevie Wonder see?’ ‘Oh well actually, it’s not her cells being put into people’s eyes,’ I said stammering. ‘Scientist are using technology her cells helped to grow other people’s corneas’” (Skloot 162). The author’s style is a mixture of the opinions of the characters and straight information.The character’s points and views are a major part of the book. The language used is native and does not stand in the way of the story, it helps it flow as the story goes on. Her style makes the information entertaining and enjoyable to

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