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It does not take long before Griet begins to feel she has "two families now and they must not mix" As Griet's ties with her family begin to weaken, so too, do her moral convictions. Griet is so blinded by her infatuation with Vermeer that she becomes his servant not on just a domestic, but an emotional level as well...
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Griet is so blinded by her infatuation with Vermeer that she becomes his servant not on just a domestic, but an emotional level as well. She sacrifices her morals on many occasions and does not remain true to herself- "I did whatever he asked of me". We see the truth in Van Leeuwenhoek's warning that the "women in his paintings-he traps them in his world," as it is only with Vermeer that Griet loses control...
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