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"Then, she was supported by an unnatural tension of the nerves, and by all the combative energy of her character, which enabled her to convert the scene into a kind of lurid triumph."
This statement reminds of the thoughts of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Simply because she is following her personal beliefs. Hester believes that she has succeeded when she leaves the prison. This is great for her self esteem and impressive for someone just getting out from behind bars. She uses this sense of success and wields it through her needle by making clothes for the poor people of Boston.
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