Question

Early in “The First Seven Years” by Bernard Malamud, Feld asks to speak to Max privately. After overhearing the conversation, Sobel runs out of the store. How is this detail about Sobel an example of foreshadowing?

Answer 1

it hints his intrest to miriam

Answer 2

The event where after overhearing the conversation, Sobel runs out of the store and quits to Feld, foreshadows the future conversation where Sobel admits to Feld his interest in Miriam and we can see that he has been working for five years to Feld just for her.