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Hester is also compared to the Virgin Mary: 'Had there been a Papist among the Puritans, he might have seen in this beautiful woman . . .with the infant at her bosom, an object to remind him of the image of Divine Maternity . . . the sacred image of sinless motherhood, whose infant was to redeem the world.
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The question can not be answered with out knowing what speech
Your answer is: Man vs. Society conflict.
B secret
the passage includes that "we are awed and pleased without knowing quite what we are enjoying" showing that there is something hidden.