Poverty played a huge role in the Lacks family. Due to poverty, the majority of the Lacks family was uneducated, so for many years, the family was unable to take justice upon the people who decided to take Henrietta's cells without permission and turning it into a profitable business; since they knew very little about what was actually going on and what the HeLa cells meant for the rest of the world.
Further expanding on the idea that since Henrietta's family was not educated enough due to poverty, they could never grasp the concept of what Henrietta's cells actually meant and the value associated with them. For a while, the family didn't even know Henrietta's cells where being used in the first place. They had no idea Henrietta's cells where being used almost worldwide in various studies and making millions in profit. They were completely ignorant of the situation. Because of this, after Henrietta's death, the family is never reimbursed and never given proper recognition for Henrietta's cells that was saving countless lives. …show more content…
Poverty and racism were very closely associated, it kept the continuation of racist attitudes a normal practice. During Henrietta's treatment she is seen asking herself whether if she was white would she be treated better and be more of a concern at this hospital. Henrietta's doctor assures her that she is treated the same as everyone else, regardless of ethnicity, however, Henrietta hears different from other patients and begins to believe what she is being
Further expanding on the idea that since Henrietta's family was not educated enough due to poverty, they could never grasp the concept of what Henrietta's cells actually meant and the value associated with them. For a while, the family didn't even know Henrietta's cells where being used in the first place. They had no idea Henrietta's cells where being used almost worldwide in various studies and making millions in profit. They were completely ignorant of the situation. Because of this, after Henrietta's death, the family is never reimbursed and never given proper recognition for Henrietta's cells that was saving countless lives. …show more content…
Poverty and racism were very closely associated, it kept the continuation of racist attitudes a normal practice. During Henrietta's treatment she is seen asking herself whether if she was white would she be treated better and be more of a concern at this hospital. Henrietta's doctor assures her that she is treated the same as everyone else, regardless of ethnicity, however, Henrietta hears different from other patients and begins to believe what she is being