Sunday, April 26, 2009

Girl with a Pearl Earring by TC #5

5 Comments:

  • I Can't stand Van Ruijven.
  • Johannes didn't want to say anything to help Griet.
  • I think Griet made the correct choice in marrying Pieter.
  • After all those years Cornelia and her mother dipised Griet.
  • Griet kept the 5 coins because she still had love for Johannes.
  • It's about time Griet slapped Cornelia**Met her with a slap and left her with a slap**

4 Questions:

  • Deos van Ruijven want to cause trouble?
  • What was missing from the painting?
  • What was so special about the pearl earring that Griet noticed?
  • Where did Greit decide to go?
  • Did Johannes committ suicide?

3 Words:

  • Placate(pg.197): to appease or pacify
  • Cumbersome(pg. 200): burdensome
  • Tavern(pg 229): a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.

2 Literary Terms:

  • Flashback(pg. 232): "I reached over and slapped her"
  • Symbolism(pg. 233): " I would hide them somewhere that Pieter nd my sons would not look, some unexpected place that only I knew of. I would never spend them."

1 Sentence Summary:

  • Bulleted ListGriet is caught in the act, runs away.. 10 years later she starts a new life and it is finished when Catharina gives her the pearl earrings.

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