Girl with a Pearl Earring by TC #3

5 Comments:

• Maria Thins now knows what Griet was up to, and she does not mind.
• Griet's parents like Pieter and want him to marry her.
• Maertge was 18 years old and the oldest sister.
• Tanneke acts this way towards Griet because Williem beat his sister Catharina.
• Catharina was very conscious of herself.

4 Questions:

• What does the painter want from the apothecary?
• Was the painter aware of the situation he was putting Griet into?
• Is Johannes going to paint Griet and get her pregnant for him?
• Why is Tanneke jealous of Griet?

3 Words:

• ocher(pg. 95): any of a class of natural earths
• winced(pg. 137): to draw back or tense the body

2 Literary Terms:

• Man Vs. Man Conflict(pg. 109): "So this is what you've been up to, eh, girl?"
• Simile(pg. 141): "Maertge was a little like my sister, Agnes, had been lively"

1 Sentence Summary:

• Griet becomes more closer in contact with the painter as she run errands and grinds things for him.