The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler

The cover of the Canadian first edition of Mordecai Richler’s The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz features an illustration of a young man in a rumpled suit, tie loosened, standing in front of a pool hall, on a city street corner. GradeSaver, 19 June 2022 Web.Richler’s The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz 'The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Summary'. Next Section Character List Previous Section About The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz How To Cite in MLA Format Liu, Nan, Nivedhya Nair, et al. Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. Despite this, Duddy still thinks he is 'manly' because of all of the things he owns. Pressing everyone he knows for money, Duddy loses Yvette as a friend. Duddy buys the lake that he once wanted, and moves into his now-deceased uncle's mansion.

Now, most of what he is spending is from loans from the bank or friends, and he has no money in hand. He wants to produce a film about Jerry Dingleman, who had a miraculous childhood, but fails to capture Jerry's attention.īy buying up land in urban areas, Duddy starts to become richer, but at the expense of his emotional health. He meets a blacklisted man (who happens to be a communist), and hires him on the spot. Meanwhile, Duddy starts a film company to further his entrepreneurial ambitions. Yvette thinks that this behavior is rather rude, as she prefers the land stay as it is. While out on a date with a girlfriend named Yvette, Duddy discovers a beautiful pond that he thinks would make a great resort place for tourists. Because Duddy is so greedy when it comes to money, he fires Duddy from a job at his clothing factory. Therefore, Duddy grows up respecting this belief, and makes it his primary goal in life to acquire land and money, despite the negative consequences that this may have on his relationship with his family.ĭuddy's Uncle Benjy never really cared for Duddy, and preferred his brother because he wanted to become a doctor.

Before his grandfather passed away, he told Duddy that land was important, and 'a man without land is nobody'.

Written by Nan Liu, Nivedhya Nair and other people who wish to remain anonymousĭuddy Kravitz is a youth growing up in Montreal, Quebec, and is a member of the Jewish religion. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler