Thursday, October 22, 2009

The End of Girl with a Pearl Earring


I liked this book so much, I don't even know where to start...from the beginning I liked the main character, Griet, who is the girl who will be in Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring. Not actually of course. As the story progressed I started to dislike Griet's decisions though. I think Griet was losing her good traits, like her innocence and compassion, the longer she lived with the wealthy family. As soon as I read the first few pages, I knew that Vermeer had noticed Griet's artistic ability when she organized her vegetables in a perfect color wheel. This is probably why Griet was hired as the maid in the first place. Also as she stays with the Vermeers she evolves in her artistic abilities and becomes braver. After experiencing all these grand things at the house, she still sacrifices helping Vermeer with his paintings to help her family by marrying the butcher's son. At some points in the book it was really depressing, like when her sister dies and her brother runs away. Overall, I would recommend this book because it is a book you can't put down.

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