Question

Read the excerpt. Neither the shifting white blur outside, nor the sudden deep remembrance of the snowy Polish village where he had wasted his youth could turn his thoughts from Max the college boy, (a constant visitor in the mind since early that morning when Feld saw him trudging through the snowdrifts on his way to school) whom he so much respected because of the sacrifices he had made. . . . What valid conclusion can you make based on the excerpt from “The First Seven Years” by Bernard Malamud? Feld is in college. Feld is well educated. Feld admires Max. Feld dislikes snow.

Answer 1

In spite of all the difficulties,like snowdrifts,Feld continued his school for the sake of education .So he's well-educated. The answer is B.

Answer 2

"The First Seven Years" is a short story written by author Bernard Malamud around 1950 and it was published as part of Malamud´s larger collection of stories "The Magid Barrel" in 1958. The story narrates the experiences of Feld, a shoemaker of Polish and Jewish descent who established himself in New York and who wants to see his daughter, Myriam, well married to an educated person. He thinks this man is Max, a college student whom he admires profoundly for his perseverance in his studies, despite all difficulties. However, Feld´s plans come to an end when he realizes that neither his daughter nor Max are interested in each other and in the end, he must accept that Sobel, also a Polish immigrant of Jewish descent who became his assistant and who is uneducated, is the one his daughter is interested in. This emphasis on education, Feld´s resistance to Sobel simply because he is uneducated, and his desire that his daughter also become an educated person, show that Feld is himself, educated and wants that for his child. And this is what can be seen from this excerpt; that Feld is well educated and thus can value that in other people and wishes that for those he loves.