62 pages • 2 hours read
Jessie BurtonThe Miniaturist
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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The Miniaturist traces the coming-of-age of its protagonist, Nella. How does Nella define womanhood at the beginning of the novel? How have her ideas changed by its conclusion?
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Nella observes that her husband and sister-in-law are “obsessed with souls and purses” (31). What makes her come to this conclusion? How does Nella’s assessment of Johannes and Marin sum up the conflicting values of 17th-century Amsterdam?
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