5/22/2023 0 Comments The miniaturist book![]() ![]() This feeling of recurring realisation is echoed by the structure of the plot itself. Johannes himself is full of surprising indiscretions and fighting against his unthinkable fate is what eventually unites Nella with this odd semblance of a family. But every character in this world, Nella included, has several metamorphoses and each time they re-emerge, we must give our vision a moment to adjust as our understanding of their reality shifts again and again (Marin is not as cold as she first appeared, Nella not as powerless, Cornelia the maid not as scornful and so on). ![]() Nella’s loneliness and frustration peak as she discovers that her husband is largely absent and entirely unromantic and that the head of the household is in fact his implacable and enigmatic sister. With the house comes Marin, Nella’s cold sister-in-law. Burton also messes skilfully with proportion: Nella reaches her hand out in the dark and is surprised to find a door handle so near. ![]()
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