According to Nadja Durbach, author of The Spectacle of Deformity: Freak Shows and Modern British Culture, Norman's view gives an insight into the Victorian freak show's function as a means of survival for poor people with deformities, as well as the attitude of medical professionals of the time.
Podle Nadji Durbachové, autorky knihy The Spectacle of Deformity: Freak Shows and Modern British Culture, nabízí Normanův postoj pohled do funkce viktoriánských panoptik, coby prostředku obživy pro chudé lidi s tělesnými deformacemi, stejně jako na postoj lékařů té doby.