91 rich man and a perfectionist painter who never thinks of her feelings. She is just a
poor girl from a low class society who has no other choices but obeying her master. She has no power to protect herself. She also does not mean to hurt
Catharina’s feeling by wearing her pearl earrings. Vermeer forces her to wear them even though Griet has disapproved it many times. The processes of inserting
the pearl earrings to Griet’s ears, which are not yet pierced shows that Vermeer is dominating Griet. The pearl earrings also bring freedom to Griet’s life. When
Griet leaves the house and marry Pieter, she feels that her husband “buys” her from her master by considering that her master’s debt has been paid off.
After Catharina gives the earrings to Griet, she decided to sell the earrings in the man’s trade for twenty guilders. She gives the money to pay Vermeer’s debt
in Pieter’s meat stall and keeps the rest five coins. Catharina has lost her husband’s love when she loses her child not long after its birth feast. She loses it
because of Griet. She delivers it too early on the day she finds the painting.
B. Suggestions
This part consists of three sections. The first section is suggestion for future researchers, the second is suggestion for English teaching learning, and the
third is the implementation of this literary work in teaching Prose II.
1. Suggestion for Future Researchers
The writer realises that this study still needs further improvements. Therefore, the writer has suggestions about the aspects that can be explored more
in this literary work. Girl with a Pearl Earring is mostly talks about paintings, the
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92 process on making paintings, and the painter’s life itself. This is a historical
fiction novel. Most of the characters here are true, such as Vermeer, Catharina, Maria Thins, Vermeer’s daughters, van Ruijven, van Leeuwenhoek, and Tanneke.
If the future researchers want to analyse this novel, they have to know exactly who Vermeer is and understand his life because there are only a little story and
information about Vermeer’s life. On the other hand, the future researchers must have knowledge on art or at
least take an art class because there are some processes on making paintings. They have to be familiar with Vermeer’s work. Reading this novel is like travelling
with the time machine and back to Delft city, in the 17
th
Century. It is also important to know the socio-historical background of Delft in the 17
th
Century. By knowing these three aspects, I hope the future researchers will understand the
novel deeper. Hopefully, the suggestion is useful for those who are interested in analysing Tracy Chevalier’s Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Future researchers may explore more about the triangle love, which is experienced by Vermeer, Catharina, and Griet. On the other hand, future
researcher may analyse the discrimination that is experienced by Griet as a Protestant and as a girl from a low class society.
2. Suggestion for English Teaching Learning
“Literature plays an important role in teaching four basic language skills like reading, writing, listening, and speaking. However, they should be taught in
integrated way” Hişmanoğlu, 2005, p. 57. According to Collie and Slater 1990,
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93 p. 3, there are four main reasons, which lead a language teacher to use literature
in the classroom. These are valuable authentic material, cultural enrichment, language enrichment and personal involvement.
Hişmanoğlu 2005, p. 63 said that, “The use of a novel is a beneficial technique for mastering not only linguistic system but also life in relation to the
target language. In novel, characters reflect what people really perform in daily lives. Novels not only portray but also enlighten human lives. Using novel in
language class offers educational benefits such as improves critical thinking skills and develops students’ knowledge about different cultures.”
As in Obediat’s−“Language vs. Literature in English Departments in the Arab World”−writing 1997, literature helps students acquire a native-like
competence in English, express their ideas in good English, learn the features of modern English, learn how the English linguistic system is used for
communication, see how idiomatic expressions are used, speak clearly, precisely, and concisely, and become more proficient in English, as well as become creative,
critical, and analytical learners p. 30. In sum, the use of novel is a very beneficial technique in today’s foreign
language classes. If selected carefully, using novel makes students’ reading lesson motivating, interesting, and entertaining. It is through reading that students
broaden their horizons, become familiar with the other cultures, and learning how to view the world from different perspective. The result will be the possession of
critical thinking and writing. Hişmanoğlu, 2005, p. 64
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94 From the discussion above, the writer suggests the educational
practitioners to use Girl with a Pearl Earring as the material for teaching Prose II for PBI students. It is an interesting novel that can be used as the resource for
stimulating language activities. The writer suggests this novel to be used as the media to attract students’ attention in learning English. Hopefully, by using this
novel, the students will be motivated to learn English.
3. The Implementation of Teaching Prose II
