Duddy

In the novel The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Mordecai Richler tells a coming of age story about a young boy named Duddy Kravitz. During Kravitz’s time in highschool he is a boy driven by the want to get everything so he can sell it for money. His greed for multiple things throughout his teenage and adult years becomes an ideology for Duddy and he will not stop at getting what he wants until he is satisfied. His desire for wealth and fortune throughout the novel becomes a dominant theme and affects

Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz - Duddy is No Monster "I think you're rotten," says Yvette at the end of The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, "I wish you were dead" (Richler 318). This sentiment is echoed throughout a substantial amount of the criticism of Mordecai Richler's tale. At best, we question whether Duddy has learned anything during his apprenticeship; at worst, we accuse him of taking a tremendous step backwards, of becoming an utterly contemptible human being. When Duddy steals money

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz--The Tragic Fall of Duddy A man must pursue his dreams. This is certainly true for everyone of the humankind, for if there were no dreams, there would be no reason to live. Duddy Kravitz understands this perfectly, that is why he is one of the most ambitious young men of his time. From the moment he hears his grandfather says, "A man without land is nobody," he is prepared to seek the land of his dream -- no matter what the cost would be. This ambition

In the novel, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz written by Mordecai Richler, we meet Duddy Kravitz, a young entrepreneur who is trying to become successful, as any other business man would. Throughout the novel Duddy meets numerous different people who are either business partners or people he believes he can get advice from to allow Duddy to gain wealth. Duddy is a well known culprit of being a person who only looks out for himself in his business relationships. Other people he meets have the

of Duddy Kravitz, Duddy makes decisions that overall define who he is as a person. These actions show that at times he is moral and his actions can be considered to be good. Though what he does can be good, it can also be considered to be quite immoral or bad. First off some of Duddy’s actions were very immoral and only did bad for others. Duddy shows himself at times as an unsympathetic person that will do his best to take advantage of others while avoiding any moral responsibility. Duddy is

grandfather declares, "A man without land is nobody," Duddy is prepared to seek the land of his dreams no matter what it would cost him in the long run. He’s extremely ambitious and would do anything in his power to succeed in achieving his goal, however, his methods of fulfilling his goals are extremely awful. In the end of the novel, Duddy has obtained all the land that he had desired, but he succeeds through immoral and contemptible means. No doubt, Duddy is extremely clever, but his lack of moral principles

The Apprenticeship of Life The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler is the story of a boy who goes through life, learning the ways in which the world works while endeavoring to gain prosperity. Duddy’s resoluteness to be prosperous is at the very core fuelled by the over-reverence of his brother Lennie by his father and his uncle. Duddy spends his life endeavoring to enhance the relationships in his life, but eventually hurts them as he cerebrates that at the terminus, mazuma is the

10 October 2013 Duddy as an Anti-Hero In his novel, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Mordecai Richler portrays the character of Duddy as an anti-hero. Richler develops Duddy in this way through close relationships with other characters and family members. Various negative traits of Duddy were shown in his business career as well. Mordecai Richler developed the character of Duddy as an anti-hero to highlight complexity in individual people. Throughout the entire novel, Duddy idolizes businessmen

The Selfish Madness of Duddy Kravitz The story of Duddy Kravitz reveals that there’s more to strive towards in life than being financially successful. Mordecai Richler’s The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz covers the story of a young man who begins to pursue money and land in response to misinterpreting advice from his grandfather. Throughout the novel, Duddy Kravitz fights for money and land, hurting those around him in the process. He breaks the hearts of those who love him and pushes them away

message of growth, and strive for success for a young boy growing up in a time of financial and supportive struggles.. At large, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz shares a story packed with satire and irony, but effectively shows how the characters are greedy, materialistic, and immoral. Prior to discussing ways in which satire is used within Duddy Kravitz it is important to understand what satire is, and what other devices it includes. Satire is a humorous or light form of writing that is used