People often misunderstand an idea that an individual might want to convey, it is common and would lead to people getting the wrong idea of an information. There were often times when I misunderstood something; for example, not listening to instructions properly and doing the opposite of what I am supposed to be doing, or even mistaking someone as someone else. In the book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, written by Rebecca Skloot, Skloot mentioned that there were articles being published about Henrietta Lacks and her cells that has helped lead to new discoveries and helped the lives of many patients. However, each of the articles had used different names such as Helen Lane or Helen Larson, instead of her real name, Henrietta Lacks. This led to some misunderstanding about where the HeLa cells had come from, and it was also difficult for journalists, scientists, and doctors to be able to track Henrietta’s family to interview them.
Misunderstandings often lead to making the situation more difficult than it should have originally been. It makes people more confused as to what they are supposed to know and do, and I can sometimes relate to this as well.
Hey Alicia, you mentioned how it’s common for people to misunderstand information, which leads to consequences. This makes me wonder if there were any ways for people to lower the chances of misunderstanding each other. You also talked about how in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, there were articles that used different names instead of Henrietta’s. This helped me understand the importance of factual information because of how it had made drastic impacts on Henrietta’s family.