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Quote #1
There was a woman who was beautiful, who started with all the advantages, yet she had no luck. She married for love, and the love turned to dust. She had bonny children, yet she felt they had been thrust upon her, and she could not love them (1).
Hester is described as a woman who is dissatisfied with all the traditional feminine roles.
Quote #2
She racked her brains, and tried this thing and the other, but could not find anything successful. The failure made deep lines come into her face. (4)
Frustrated with her husband's inability to provide for her luxurious tastes, Hester tries to take over and earn some money too—but she isn't very successful at trying to fill her husband's shoes.