Remember that "We must see in each person a universe with its secrets, with its treasures, with its sources of anguish, and with some measure of triumph." In Skloot's narrative attempt to piece together this Henrietta Lacks universe, she realizes and expresses the challenges of this attempt. Skloot's work is an effort to represent and depict Henrietta as she lived, rather than simply as an immortal cell line or untold stories. It is an attempt to restore personality, completeness and voice to a fragmented picture. It is an attempt to reconcile various, sometimes competing, versions of knowledge, each of which contributes to, but also complicates, a greater understanding of Henrietta's story. It is an attempt to appreciate the complexity and depth of life and to encourage constant exploration