1. Based on Rose's poems, why are Julia and Truganinny viewed as outcasts? (FYI: Julia Pastrana and Truganinny were real women, not characters Rose made up. She discovered their stories through her work as an anthropologist). Why is it that both Julia and Truganinny were put on display? What purpose did this serve?
2. Can we draw any comparisions between the way in which Julia was treated by her husband/manager and how Rose was treated by her family when she was growing up? Why might such a comparison be significant?
3. Rose states in her autobiographical essay "Neon Scars" and everything she writes is fundamentally autobiographical no matter the topic or style. What comparisons can be made between Rose, Julia, and Truganinny? In a sense, are these three women one in the same?
4. What is the purpose of Rose writing in the voices of Julia and Truganinny? Why write in their voices as opposed to her own? What does this allow Rose to accomplish that she otherwise could not?
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