novel’s genre? o Girl With a Pearl Earring has two genre, which is, portrait and historical fiction. • What is the significance of the title? o The title holds no significance to the story. • What is the main theme of the story? • The main theme of Girl With a Pearl Earring is social status. • Who would be the “ideal” audience for this novel? o The “ideal” audience would be women or artist. II. Characters: • Who is the protagonist? o The protagonist in Girl With a Pearl Earring is Griet • Give…
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Feature Article Forbidden Love The novel Girl with a Pearl Earring should definitely be included on the Novel Ideas book club reading list. Elyshia Hickey reveals why this fascinating, historical and romantic story will appeal to an adolescent audience, as it explores the theme of sensual awakening. Set in 17th century Delft, Chevalier’s novel explores the deep but forbidden love between a young maid and her master. The author’s clever combination of an intriguing story, remarkable characters…
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The protagonist in the novel, Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier is Griet. She is a distinctive character in the book, who starts work when her father becomes disabled. Griet is only sixteen. Her family is in need of money, so she begins work as the maid for the famous painter Vermeer. Eventually, Vermeer starts to paint Griet and gives her pearl earrings to wear in the painting. Griet’s reactions to different situations throughout the novel demonstrate many characteristics about her personality…
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Tracy Chevalier’s novel Girl with a Pearl Earring does not romanticize art, artists, history, and people of the Dutch Golden Age. The novel shows the hardships of its people of the Netherlands and the Great Plague from the great Dutch Golden Age. Chevalier and Berger both show explains of the hardship of being an artist in their era. Berger states on page 13 of Ways of Seeing that the last two great paintings done by Dutch artist Frans Hals were in fact always in debt when he painted the Governors…
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VCE English: Unit 1 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…
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Emily Gamez Talley English III-03 13 September 2013 Art Is Freedom The novel Girl With a Pearl Earring, by Tracy Chevalier is about a sixteen year old girl, Griet, who faces the challange of being a housemaid who must adapt to her new lifestyle. Chevalier discloses art from the grinding of the pigment to the formation of background objects. In the novel, Chevalier explores how art is different to everyone, through painting, vision, and innocence. Firstly, Johannes Vermeer is a dutch artist who…
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Many artists put hidden meanings in their paintings and Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer was one of them. Vermeer was unknown during his lifetime creating as few as 36 paintings and including his most famous, Girl with a Pearl Earring. He had two known trademarks in his paintings, the first was his realistic performance of figures. The cause of his paintings led back to his Dutch lineage.The Dutch took everyday life and chores in high esteem which is why Johannes Vermeer took great detail to the figures…
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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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Likewise art can also portray different signs to the beholder, in Caravaggio’s The Calling of Saint Matthews. Berger states if not careful, the artist can mistakenly create religious symbols. Berger says, “Its market price is said to be a reflection of its spiritual value” (21). The novel feels that God is in everyday items, so there for art is religious, where Berger can state that means all art would have a religious undertone, which Berger does not feel is precision. Chevalier writes in the novel:…
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Cooper Glenn 1/27/15 Maid or Mistresses In the book the Girl with the Pearl Earring Vermeer has a reasonable, at times questionable relationship with the main character Griet, however in the movie the two share an obviously inappropriate relationship. The relationship is a highlight both the movie and the book, nevertheless portrayed very differently. In the novel the relationship is questionable at times but it never is seen as clearly inappropriate. On the other hand the movie portrays the relationship…
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