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people and the societies involved. These texts provide examples of the negative effects of war and how it has impacted soldiers lives; ‘Hero of war by Rise against’, ‘Dulce et decorum est by Owen Wilfred’, ‘Rambo - First Blood by Ted Kotcheff’ and ‘The Patriot by Ted Kotcheff’. All of the soldiers in these texts are suffering from ‘emotional scarring’ as a result of what happened during the war. There are many different negative effects of war, such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and regret

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

The 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

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

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler is the tale of a young greedy boy who feels that money is his path to happiness and pride. Duddy simply stomps all over his friends and his family as well (to a certain extent). Richler feels unreserved sympathy towards Duddy because, in essence, Duddy is Richler written down and diversified. Duddy is a character based on Mordecai’s own personality. Duddy Kravitz is a crook, a blackmailer and a cheat. However, Duddy Kravitz is Richler’ s crook

In The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, a book written by Mordecai Richler, women are represented as if they are of a lower status than men. The women that are presented in this novel include Yvette Durelle, Minnie Kravitz, Ida Kravitz, Linda Rubin, and Sandra Calder. Minnie Kravitz is the mother of Duddy. She didn’t really get a chance to have any relationship with Duddy, as she passed away while Duddy was still young. The memories Duddy has of her are next to none; and he is unsure of whether

One of the key elements of character development is the ability to see through the character’s eyes, in this case Duddy’s eyes. He starts out as a naïve, immature jerk but he then changes as he matures and finds a goal in life. Duddy lacked in intelligence, and this is shown when he accepted to take the five hundred and fifty dollars from Jerry Dingleman and “put it away” (164) and to lug Jerry Dingleman’s suitcase that contained drugs across the border, regardless of his morals urging him not to

Lindsey M. Burns Ms. Helen MacDonnel English IB 1, Higher Level 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

Tragedy to Comedy: The Effect of Satire Satire is a technique that takes extreme capability to execute properly. Mordecai Richler, implements this writing style accurately all while producing a genuine story that shares a 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,

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