These contradictory descriptions can be reconciled because they capture both sides of what Hester has become because of her experiences. She is seen as pure, warm, and tender, because she has turned her life around. She is pleased to have her daughter, she helps others in the community, and people have begun to see her as a better person.
She is also seen as cold, because she has to carry the burden of holding a secret (the identity of her husband), and cannot be with the man she wants to be with.
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<span>To determine the correct option you have to make sure you understand the meaning of the phrase represented above. Literal meaning of “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” is that the perception of beauty is subjective. Actually, everything in the eye of beholder is subjective as it refers to person's own perception and understanding things. Beauty is an abstract term that people understand in different ways so this phrase is definitely an example of subjectivity.</span></span>
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I believe this would be an example of verbal irony, in which the speaker says one thing but means another.
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