In Chapter 2 of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter, what imagery is used to describe Hester physically?

Inof s novel
, s dominant physical traits are described in some detail. Those traits,
and their significance, include the following:

• The first physical
  detail mentioned about Hester is her youth. The fact that she is young helps explain her sexual
  attractiveness and also helps emphasize the likely duration of her punishment and suffering.  If
  she were a very old woman, she might have just a very few years to live.  Instead, the fact that
  she is a young woman means that she may have to bear her disgrace for many decades.


• The second physical trait attributed to Hester is physical strength, as when she
  repels the hand of her jailor and emerges from her imprisonment as if by her own free will. Her
  physical strength suggests the other kinds of strength €“ including strength of character €“ she
  will later display.
• Having emerged from jail, Hester is said by...