Sobel vehemently denied it. “so why you look for strange boys in the street they should go out with miriam? why you don’t think of me? ” how does this excerpt from “the first seven years” by bernard malamud contribute to the story’s plot?

it is part of the story’s exposition.

it is part of the story’s climax.

it is part of the story’s falling action.

it is part of the story’s rising action.

98 ! use evidence from the text to support each response. complete at least one full paragraph for each question.1. select one of the stories or poems in this unit and identify the author's purpose for writing. then, identify the theme of that same story or poem. what is the difference between the theme and the author's purpose? are they the same, or are they different? 2. what views about what's important do most of the stories and poems in this unit share? how do the selections differ in their views of what's important? 3. name two pieces that share a theme and explain how each story develops this theme. try to answer them all. !