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.
First you figure out its context then after that find out some of its context clues and this should help you out.
The answer is:
B) freedom, plain-spoken speech, and mischief.
In the passage from "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," by Mark Twain, the protagonist makes reference to the robbers' money he and Tom found in the cave. After receiving a dollar a day, he is adopted by the Widow Douglas, However, he then prefers to be independent than to follow her appropriate rules. He also uses a straightforward manner of speaking, especially to the window and her sister, and goes back to the house after Tom invites him to become a member of a band of robbers.
