'Girl With A Pearl Earring' By Tracy Chevalier: "As a woman and a maid, Griet holds little power, while Vermeer exercises his authority over her."

In the novel 'Girl with A Pearl Earring' we find that Griet has more power as a woman and a maid than we may have first thought. As we move deeper into the novel we find that Griet has some power over Vermeer's paintings, along with the Vermeer family and as we reach the end of the novel we learn of her power to destroy the Vermeer family. Griet becomes a well respected critique of …

…to herself "You will ruin me", while this was true, it had a large role in the worsening relationship between Vermeer and his wife. While at times we may see that Griet only has power through Vermeer she in fact controls him. Through her suggestions and actions her control breaks the family apart digging them further into debt. While Griet may only be a maid and a woman she still has the power of one.