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Power can be demonstrated in many ways, power can be used over someone mentally but also physically. Vermeer from “A girl with a pearl earring” had both types of power over Griet. In the book you find out how Vermeer got what he wanted from Griet through power and how Griet gradually becoming more than a maid. She goes from being a maid to an assistant to Vermeer subject. Vermeer being Griet’s master made him automatically have power over how , his paintings was another source of power also his impact on her moral and physical body shows how much power he actually had over Griet.

A master is an individual who has power or authority over people or a certain individual. In the book Vermeer was Griet’s master. From the beginning of the book you could tell that something would happen between Griet and the master pg 6 “ I wanted to reach over and tease it onto place. I did not, but he knew that I wanted to, He was testing me.” Vermeer just needed extra help, but from the description in the book it seemed like Vermeer was testing her for a reason. Vermeer being Griet’s master meant he automatically had power over Griet, which meant Griet had to follow all given instructions that the master gave. Vermeer used that as an advantage. Though the power change from when Griet was just a maid to becoming his assistant and finally becoming his subject. Griet gradually changing positions made Vermeer gradually get more power.

Art was something that both Vermeer and Griet could use as an excuse as to why their relationship was how it was. Griet not only being a maid but a maid who knew about colours and paintings attracted Vermeer. Griet was able to connect with Vermeer through paintings. From when Vermeer and Griet meeting, when he saw her making her soup so précised, he had an idea of how she was and her knowledge of art. At first Griet and Vermeer relationship was a maid and master relationship. She would just clean his studio and that was it, but further in the book you

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