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Which of these excerpts from "The First Seven Years" by Bernard Malamud best exemplifies the desire to improve one's socioeconomic status?

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"Ever since you went to high school," he said, in the dimly-lit hallway, "I watched you in the morning go to the subway to school, and I said always to myself, this is a fine boy that he wants so much an education."
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The correct answer is "I watched you in the morning go to the subway to school, and I said always to myself, this is a fine boy that he wants so much education."

"The First Seven Years" sets itself in the year 1949. It narrates the story of Feld, a Jewish shoemaker who is embarked on the mission of getting a husband for his daughter named Miriam. Feld works with Sobel, a young lad who works as his assistant. He is fond of him, as he is a good worker. However, he perceives he is rather content with what he has and does not make efforts to improve in life. One day, Feld meets a young man named Max. he is marveled by the way he talks about going to college and decides to arrange a meeting between him and his daughter Miriam, saying the phrase lines above.

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