1) What is the role of women in the novel? Make specific references to female characters. What does this tell us about the Kravitz world? In Mordecai Richler’s novel‚ The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz‚ women are represented to have a lower class than men. The women who are present in the novel include Yvette Durelle‚ Ida Kravitz‚ Minnie Kravitz‚ Linda Rubin and Sandra Calder. Each of these female characters are seen as helpless individuals unable to bear for themselves and left unsuccessful
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novel The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler Duddy has many relationships‚ which change the way he acts‚ thinks and ultimately changes the plot dramatically. The life of Duddy changes throughout the novel from the relationships he has with his friends‚ family‚ and enemies. Duddys relationships with his friends show how he gains their trust and then once he has that trust‚ he uses them or steals from them to achieve his dream. Virgil‚ was a very good friend of Duddys that would
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The Personal Relationships of Duddy Kravitz People are always encouraged to follow their dreams. This is especially true for the main character in the Mordecai Richler novel ‘The apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz’. If someone has no dreams‚ they have no goals in life. Duddy goes to great lengths to fulfill these goals and goes from being an innocent boy to a corrupt and ruthless entrepreneur. Kravitz has his mind set to own his own land and will not let anything stop him. He betrays the
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common goal for not only Duddy Kravitz‚ but countless others‚ fictitious and not. I could have chosen a longer quotation from the book‚ but I felt that this phrase clearly communicates to the reader that the "American Dream" has been a preoccupation with Duddy since he was very young. Duddy’s grandfather acted as a prominent father figure to him during his early childhood‚ when his father could not always be there for him‚ and as a result of always having him around while Duddy was so young and impressionable
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz‚ Duddy is persistently trying to learn more about himself. Each character that appears in Duddy’s life has a purpose to teach him a new lesson. Jerry Dingleman‚ Simcha‚ and Yvette portray the individuality of a role model‚ but Duddy does not handle their support in an attentive manner. Jerry Dingleman (The Boy Wonder) is Duddy’s idol because he teaches him about competition‚ and wants the success he achieves. The suggestion of competition makes Duddy work
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Sometimes I wonder if you even know that I exist. It’s always my fault. I AM ALWAYS WRONG! I come home; you don’t even ask me how I am or even where I’ve been‚ not even once. Jeez. I could be dead for all you care. I come back from work early and you ask me if I got fired. I sent you so many letters during that summer and you don’t bother to answer even one? I ask you why and you tell me that “I’m not one for the letters.” What a load of bullshit. When Lennie was at camp one summer working as a
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In the book Catcher in the Rye the main character Holden Caulfield is being compared to another character in The Great Gatsby Daisy Buchanan. They both live similar lifes‚ but they live them in different ways. Holden seems to be an anti-social person and doesnt have that many good friends where as Daisy is very social and has alot of friends. Holden is a 17 year old high school student who cant seem to stay in one high school. He either fails out of his prep schools or drops out. He doesnt do that
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notorious for their impatience with growing up and entering the real world‚ their obsessive interest with their social status and finally‚ their infamous personality of constantly giving adults and other forms of authority the cold shoulder. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ the main character Holden Caulfield has some of these teenage qualities highlighted to an exaggerated point‚ while possessing many atypical teenager traits at the same time. For instance‚ Holden doesn’t want to face the world. While most
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The Catcher in the Rye is written in a subjective style from the point of view of its protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ following his exact thought process (a writing style known as stream of consciousness). There is flow in the seemingly disjointed ideas and episodes; for example‚ as Holden sits in a chair in his dorm‚ minor events such as picking up a book or looking at a table‚ unfold into discussions about experiences. Critical reviews agree that the novel accurately reflected the teenage colloquial
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Catcher in the Rye has some of the most unique characters. Holden Caufield is the one everyone looks to. Holden is made out to be the prime example of who you do not want to be. He shares many similarities with Ferris Bueller. Holden has weird associations with a portion of the characters in Catcher in the Rye. A large number of his companions and those he speaks exceptionally about are children. He doesn’t make any negative remarks about these friends‚ and there is no reference at all of phoney
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