In Wendy Rose's poems, Julia and Turuganinny, both of the women could be viewed as outcasts. They were considered as outcast because they were different than other people. Turuganinny, for example, was considered an outcast because she was the last of her people, the Tasmanians. Her husband, after dieing had been stuffed and put on display. Having seen this done to her husband, Turuaninny did not want the same fate to befall her. She wished to be buried so that she could be at peace, but instead, she was stuffed and put on display for over eighty years.
Julia Pastrana was considered as an outcast because she was born with a deformity which left her face completely covered with hair. She was nicknamed the 'Lion Lady' because of this deformity. Although she liked to think her husband married her because he loved her, he saw only the financial profit he could make off of her. Julia gave birth to a son with the same deformity, who died less than a day after birth. Shortly after, Julia died as well. Still looking for profit, Julia's husband had his wife and dead child stuffed and put on display.
Chelsa Wlodarczyk, Post #5
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