Moise Amselem September 17th 2013 THE APPRENTICESHIP OF DUDDY KRAVITZ BY: MORDECHAI RICHLER Write a short paragraph to introduce your book. Mordechai Richler’s novel‚ The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz‚ was about a young Jewish boy‚ named Duddy Kravitz‚ who lived in in Montreal during the 1940s and was raised by a poor family. His entire life‚ all he wanted was to become a wealthy man with a piece of land. Duddy grew up surrounded by anti-Semitism and unfortunately‚ he eventually
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler In the novel The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz‚ Mordecai Richler punishes Duddy for his wrongs against others in several ways. Each punishment fits the crime‚ and there is an irony about each one. The three punishments inflicted on Duddy at the end of the novel are the loss of Simcha’s love‚ the loss of his friends‚ and the absence of any funds to build on his property. The loss of Simcha’s love is a devastating blow for Duddy
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz 1. My impression of Duddy Kravitz after reading the first chapter is that Duddy is that he is one of the more obnoxious students at FFHS; he smokes and ignores teacher’s commands. Also he talks back to teachers. He seems to be more of a bad apple and tries to be the “funny/cool” one in his class‚ by drawing on the board and performing stunts like the one he did to the pastor at the new church by convincing him to hand out pamphlets at the school. He terrorizes
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Set in Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Mordecai Richler’s novel The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz broke off from the existing Canadian satirical tradition by eschewing the typical rural settings of previous Canadian satirists. Still‚ Duddy’s obsession with land is a modern-day invader-settler narrative. In this regard‚ the novel follows the guidelines of the classic Canadian story. Owning land‚ for Duddy‚ a minority‚ represents a ticket to obtaining mainstream visibility and power‚ seeing as ownership carries
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By reading the book The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz in the first chapter‚ I would say theme of the story is standing up to what you believe in. In the book when Mr. Macpherson told Duddy his father was unfit to bring him up‚ Duddy right away stood up for his father and told Mr. Macpherson he had no right to say that about his father. Then again‚ when Mr. Macpherson accused Duddy for drawing a picture of Mr. Macpherson on the board‚ Duddy told him he drew a little‚ but it was the whole class idea
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humankind‚ for if there were no dreams‚ there would be no reason to live. Duddy Kravitz understands this perfectly‚ which is why he is one of the most ambitious young men of his time. From the moment he hears his grandfather say‚ "A man without land is nobody‚"(44) he is prepared to seek the land of his dream‚ no matter what the cost would be. This ambition of his is very respectable‚ but unfortunately his methods are damnable. Duddy is a relentless pursuer‚ a formidable competitor but also a ruthless
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In the book The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler‚ Duddy Kravitz is the apprentice to life in order to find out the truth about himself. Different characters come in and out of Duddy’s life and act as masters towards him. These people all have specific lessons to teach him‚ and it’s up to him to either act upon what he’s learned or ignore it. Duddy Kravitz is a young man whom we can say is being an apprentice to life. What he needs to do is to discover the truth about himself and
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THE APPRENTICESHIP OF DUDDY KRAVITZ A persons emotions and thoughts‚ is what makes one strong and hearty‚ but what happens when one cannot express their feelings and emotions properly? In the internationally acclaimed novel‚ “The apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz”‚ by Mordecai Richler‚ the lead character‚ Duddy Kravitz‚ is challenged to overcome the same obstacle. Duddy‚ is a young Jewish boy on the quest to become somebody. Along the way he encounters many challenges that get the best of his
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Mordecai Richler through the character of Duddy Kravitz in “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.” Duddy will stop at nothing to achieve his dream of owning land by forging an identity‚ working overtime‚ and using a girl. All of his actions occur due to the saying which his grandfather‚ Simcha emphasized‚ “a man without land is nobody.” Duddy Kravitz uses all of his contacts to his ability in order to gain success within. Through the strengthening relationship of a boy named Virgil who he had met
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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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