novel "Girl With a Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier chronicles the young life of a woman named Griet‚ as she travels through a journey full of love‚ hate‚ jealousy‚ hardship‚ and other experiences throughout her work as a maid. She is employed at the famous painter Vermeer’s very large household. Catharina plays a main role in the house and is Vermeer’s stuck-up housewife who gives birth to many children. Her mother‚ Maria Thins‚ is wiser and conducts most of the family’s business manners. Griet is
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Text Response: Girl With a Pearl Earring "Take care to remain yourself" This text shows that remaining true to oneself must be balanced with family obligations. Discuss ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ Tracy Chevalier’s novel Girl With a Pearl Earring explores the notion of self’ thorough the main character Griet and her journey from innocence to experience. Firstly‚ we see throughout the novel Griet is aware she has much to learn about the world. Furthermore‚ under Vermeer’s roof‚ Griet’s self exploration spans
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In her novel Girl with a pearl earring‚ Tracey Chevalier‚ explores many thematic concerns in relation to women‚ in the 1600s. She explored this through the themes of; the restricted roles of women‚ the battle of the sexes and Class‚ money‚ gender and power‚ she utilises literary techniques; such as dialogue‚ first person‚ exclamation and allusion to convey these themes. In a girl with the pearl earring the protagonist‚ Griet‚ is sent to be a maid the artist Johannes Vermeer and his growing family
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Name: Maria Cerdio Title: Girl With a Pearl Earring Author: Tracy Chevalier Genre: Historical Fiction/Romance This engaging book tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting “Girl With a Pearl Earring” by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. Chevalier presents a fictional account of the artist‚ the model‚ and the story behind the painting. It follows the experiences of young Griet over the two years she serves in the Vermeer household and slowly grows apart
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The last book I have read is “The girl with the Pearl Earring” by Tracy Chevalier. It is written in a narrative form revolving around the intricacies of Vermeer’s genius at its best. Meeting Vermeer through this book was quite a fascinating experience. His solitary ways and forlorn clumsiness in real life speaks volumes of how crowded and passion-filled his brain must have been. The rush of passions‚ the hurried compassions‚ stolen moments of guilty love and meekness of human vulnerability seems
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An example is ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ written by Tracy Chevalier‚ she was inspired by a poster of Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ and her explanation about how the idea came into fruition
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the worldwide language for all people with hearing‚ color is the collective language for all people with sight. In fact‚ color is so deeply ingrained in society and religion that it has become the most basic representation of any group. In Girl With a Pearl Earring‚ color and religion combine to explain Griet’s life and experiences. As I read‚ I noticed that religion‚ though infrequently mentioned directly‚ is significant in the novel. This novel is subtly anti-Catholic‚ even though Griet’s father
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English Honors 8/28/2012 Vermeer’s paintings are known across the world to people who have an artistic eye. In the novel The Girl with the Pearl Earrings Griet is the maid in Vermeer’s house hold. The family feels that he should paint faster so he can earn more money. Griet secretly becomes Vermeer’s assistant as well as his inspiration for his next famous painting. Vermeer’s paintings are more than just paint on a canvas it tells a story‚ it’s inspirational and says a lot for a painting. The
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Johannes Vermeer: Girl with a Pearl Earring Johannes Vermeer’s‚ “Girl with a Pearl Earring” was painted in 1665-66. It is oil on canvas painting of an ordinary girl that is turned sideways and appears that she is glancing over her left shoulder. Not too much is known about the girl‚ but there are speculations that it could be one of three people. Some think it is his daughter Maria; while others are torn between the daughter of Vermeer’s benefactor‚ Magdalena and a maiden he hired to help with his
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Girl with a pearl earring is an iconic oil painting by the painter Johannes Vermeer. A girl wearing a scarf on her head and one pearl earring. She differs from Vermeer’s other works. She seems generic‚ shy and uncomfortable wearing such an out of place‚ valuable pearl earring. Possibly about to speak‚ but forbidden. There is such interesting‚ soft light. The colours are gentle and compliment the irridesence of the pearl. Her skin colour is pale and blends with the soft blues and golds of her
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