A poster of the Vermeer painting "Girl With a Pearl Earring" hung in her bedroom, as it has done since she was about nineteen and first discovered the painting. ... The "Girl with a Pearl Earring" Painting "Girl with A Pearl Earring". 1665-1666. ... 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' is characteristic of Vermeer's later, more mature style. ... The 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' was most recently restored in 1994. ... The whole process was finished by a last layer of varnish, bringing back the 'Girl with the Pearl Earring' in its full glory. ...

• Word Count: 797
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In the book, Girl With a Pearl Earring, by Tracy Chevalier, Griet enters into many new relationships with different women, and in each she learns something, and she grows as a person. ... Now, get that poor girl down there a footwarmer" (110). ... She accuses Griet of stealing her pearl earrings before even checking to see if they are missing. She asks Griet hastily, "Did you steal the key to my jewelry box and take my earring?" ... In this novel, Girl With a Pearl Earring, Griet grows up a lot after she is tested with so many different relationships. ...

• Word Count: 805
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING: Character Analysis Griet: "Strangers would think I was calm Only my mother would note the tightness along my jaw, the widening of my already wide eyes." ... Treated with no respect, on her first day is put into place about her position in the household. ... In regards to Tanneke's proud comment on being a maid since she was 14, Griet quoted "I would not have said such a thing with pride". ... Griet was clearly a good judge of character, realizing from the start of the book how she would have to act towards various characters in order to cope in th...

• Word Count: 860
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The book begins with the unforgettable birth of a baby girl named Usha in a remote Indian village on the eve of monsoon. ... The novel Girl With A Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier, is based on the girl named Griet in Vermeer's painting. ... She immediately lost all the hope when she realized she has birthed a baby girl. ... With more thought, I realized I have observed countless instances on sexism, although they are not as serious as what the book describes, they are personal. ... In the novel Girl With A Pearl Earring, we see the different roles among the social classes. ...

• Word Count: 1988
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School