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"The Idea of Perfection" Kate Grenville IB passage English Literature This passage from "The idea of Perfection" by Kate Grenville is a passage that deals with the themes of conflict and introspection. The main character in this passage, a city girl, finds herself rusticated in the country. She takes advantage of her time there by exploring a "quaint" bridge from which she obtains inspiration for her art. From the commencing paragraph, Kate determines the mood of serenity in the passage with the personification of "the palest kind of blue", a relaxing color, and "a big quiet light" indicating the solitude. Light is a positive symbol, one of learning and growing, much like herself who is trying to perfect her own identity. The fact that it is a "quiet" light, shows that learning in this case comes from within, a period of introversion and understanding of oneself, instead of a teacher and...

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