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UNDERSTANDING GRIET From the outset of this novel we are introduced to a young shy girl by the name of Griet. Griet is a young girl growing up in the city of Delft in the 17th century Holland with her parents and younger sister, Angus. Griet was believed to be situated near the Rotterdam Gate in Delft. A wealthy couple Jan and Catharina Vermeer approach Greit once in the novel. Griet who at the start of the novel is a quiet and mature but at the same time is an innocent human being. With the transfer of homes to start a new job to keep the money coming in for her money-starved family to the Vermeer’s located in Papists Corner, Griet slowly becomes more strong and less v