Question

which of the following quotations supports the analysis of hester prynne as a courageous character? \on the threshold of the prison - door, she repelled him, by an action marked with natural dignity and force of character, and stepped into the open air, as if by her own free - will.\ \when the young woman - the mother of this child - stood fully revealed before the crowd, it seemed to be her first impulse to clasp the infant closely to her bosom.\ \they were stern enough to look upon her death, had that been the sentence, without a murmur at its severity, but had none of the heartlessness of another social state, which would find only a theme for jest in an exhibition like the present.\

Explanation:

The first quotation shows Hester Prymne's courage. She repelled someone at the prison - door with dignity and character, and stepped into the open air as if by her own free - will. This action demonstrates her bravery in facing the public after her transgression. The second quotation mainly shows her maternal instinct (clasping the infant), not her courage. The third quotation is about the attitude of others (the crowd's severity and lack of heartlessness in a different social state), not about Hester's courage.

Answer:

"On the threshold of the prison - door, she repelled him, by an action marked with natural dignity and force of character, and stepped into the open air, as if by her own free - will."