Truganinny and Julia are autobiographical references Rose used to relate to her life story. Although their circumstances are different, Rose can most likely sympathize with these women. Truganinny did not want to be displayed after her death, but it was done so regardless. Similarly, Rose did not choose to be denied by her family, but was unaccepted by them her entire life. Julia was mocked for her abnormal appearance, just as Rose was rejected for hers. These women are the same in that they were all undesirably exposed and judged by others.
On a side note… Rose ends the intro about Julia by saying, “Her husband died in an asylum.” This sentence caught my attention, for it may be a clever way Rose relates Julia’s husband her own family. Rose could have included this sentence earlier in the paragraph, but perhaps she put it at the end to emphasize how brainless Julia’s husband was for treating her as he did, and also how foolish it is for Rose’s own family to have rejected her.
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