How does the passage contribute to the story’s plot? from the first seven years by bernard malamud sobel vehemently denied it so why you look for strange boys in the street they should go out with mariam why don’t you think of me

This excerpt from “The First Seven Years” by Bernard Malamud is part of the story's climax. These lines reveal the motives and reasons why Sobel was very dedicated to working for Feld and why he was acting differently such as diligently reading. He was not working for money but for Miriam and she knew it.

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