Duddy Kravitz Analysis
March 27th Is Duddy Kravitz an Anti-Hero ? Matt. P
Duddy Kravitz very clearly posseses many characteristics that qualify him as an anti-hero. During the novel Duddy succeeds on several occasions with nothing but dumb luck. Duddy on many occasions even makes horrible mistakes, and yet he still manages to land on both feet and sometimes even to come out ahead of the game. Duddy takes a job waiting tables at a hotel, it・s there he meets
Linda and Irwin, after Linda asks Duddy about roulette Duddy pretends to be an expert on the game and agree・s to finance some a game for her. Duddy is devistated to learn that
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are swindling him and that the roulette machine is fixed, Duddy loses almost all of his money.
After the roulette scandle Irwin and Linda return Duddy・s money apologeticaly, and many of the people at the hotel donate money to Duddy when they learn about his loss. Even though Duddy made a fatal error trusting Linda he still manages to find success through dumb luck. Duddy also believes that ・ A man without land is nothing・. On Duddy and Yvette・s first date, Yvette takes Duddy to a seemingly random piece of land near the hotel. It is on this date where Duddy finds his land, the land that he will strive to own for the rest of the novel. If Yvette had taken Duddy anywhere else on this date than Duddy・s life could have been very different, because owning this piece of land his what pushes
Duddy
almost beyond his endurance. That piece of land is responsible for all of his successes in the
novel. After Duddy discovers the land he immediately starts looking for ways to make money to buy the land. While taking some classes at a collage he meets Mr.
Friar, a blacklisted film director from England. Friar agrees to direct a Bar-mitzvah film for Duddy. After the filming of the Bar-Mitzvah, Friar demands that Duddy give him full creative control over the film, Duddy agrees. Upon seeing the finished film
Duddy
regrets giving Mr. Friar that freedom. Mr. Friar has included in the finished films all kinds of obscene artsy camera work, communist propaganda and weird voice over work. Duddy is horrified with the finished film, considering it way to artistic for a simple Bar- Mitzvah film. However, when the film is premiered for Mr. Cohen and his family nobody finds anyting wrong with it except for Mr. Cohens father. The rest of the family like the film and think that Duddy did a good job, ・A Most edifying experience, a work of art.・(Richler.185) The Rabbi even considers the film to be great. Even though Duddy appears very clever and cunning, you have to wonder how much of what he achieved was from hard work and intelligence, and how much was from luck and good fortune.
Duddy Kravitz very clearly posseses many characteristics that qualify him as an anti-hero. During the novel Duddy succeeds on several occasions with nothing but dumb luck. Duddy on many occasions even makes horrible mistakes, and yet he still manages to land on both feet and sometimes even to come out ahead of the game. Duddy takes a job waiting tables at a hotel, it・s there he meets
Linda and Irwin, after Linda asks Duddy about roulette Duddy pretends to be an expert on the game and agree・s to finance some a game for her. Duddy is devistated to learn that
Linda and Irwin …show more content…
are swindling him and that the roulette machine is fixed, Duddy loses almost all of his money.
After the roulette scandle Irwin and Linda return Duddy・s money apologeticaly, and many of the people at the hotel donate money to Duddy when they learn about his loss. Even though Duddy made a fatal error trusting Linda he still manages to find success through dumb luck. Duddy also believes that ・ A man without land is nothing・. On Duddy and Yvette・s first date, Yvette takes Duddy to a seemingly random piece of land near the hotel. It is on this date where Duddy finds his land, the land that he will strive to own for the rest of the novel. If Yvette had taken Duddy anywhere else on this date than Duddy・s life could have been very different, because owning this piece of land his what pushes
Duddy
almost beyond his endurance. That piece of land is responsible for all of his successes in the
novel. After Duddy discovers the land he immediately starts looking for ways to make money to buy the land. While taking some classes at a collage he meets Mr.
Friar, a blacklisted film director from England. Friar agrees to direct a Bar-mitzvah film for Duddy. After the filming of the Bar-Mitzvah, Friar demands that Duddy give him full creative control over the film, Duddy agrees. Upon seeing the finished film
Duddy
regrets giving Mr. Friar that freedom. Mr. Friar has included in the finished films all kinds of obscene artsy camera work, communist propaganda and weird voice over work. Duddy is horrified with the finished film, considering it way to artistic for a simple Bar- Mitzvah film. However, when the film is premiered for Mr. Cohen and his family nobody finds anyting wrong with it except for Mr. Cohens father. The rest of the family like the film and think that Duddy did a good job, ・A Most edifying experience, a work of art.・(Richler.185) The Rabbi even considers the film to be great. Even though Duddy appears very clever and cunning, you have to wonder how much of what he achieved was from hard work and intelligence, and how much was from luck and good fortune.