Could someone tell me some of the major events of the book, Girl with a Pearl Earring?

One way that the novel differs from earlier literary works is that novelists often leave out many details associated with the setting novels only portray positive aspects of heroes and other important figures characters' personalities in novels are only revealed through dialogue readers are often able to relate better to the characters in novels

Which statement best explains douglass's purpose

Similarities between speaker’s delivery and active listening?