Based on Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter, what biased view do Hester Prynne and most of her fellow settlers hold of themselves in relation to the Indigenous population in the area?

Hester and the other settlers view their own society as civilized and regard the Indigenous people through a prejudiced lens as less civilized. This reflects the settlers’ biased sense of cultural superiority, so the correct choice is “They see themselves as more civilized.”

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