The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz :: The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz   Duddys obsession with land lies within his grandfather, Simcha. When Duddy was sm completely, he spoke those unforgettable rowing to him, "A man without land is nobody."   When it seemed as if nobody cared or esteem him, Simcha did. Duddy did non receive the same kind of love from his father or uncle as Lennie did. When Duddy comes back from work at, he asks, "Why Max didnt answer both of his letters?" He replies he wasnt "one for letters."   "But Duddy remembered that when Lennie had worked as a camp counsellor one summer his father had written all week. He had driven out to visit him twice."(pp. 104 & 105)   Duddy did not consent the same kind of affection and devotion Lennie and Max shared. The same space came from his uncle, Benjy. At first sight, Benjy described him as having a "thin pat face, the quick black eyes and the restlessness_the grain so shrewd a nd knowing, all made a bad impression on Uncle Benjy." (p. 61) Benjy swaned Lennie, endowment him money for his education. With the exception of Simcha, he had no other parental support which is the reason why Simcha words had such a great load on him.   Duddy gains what he had wanted in its acquisition, respect. Everyone except Simcha, Mr. MacPherson, and Uncle Benjy thought he was going to be a nobody. He wanted so some(prenominal) to prove them wrong and he has. We may say he has gained ego assurance, restating the fact he was a somebody important. Since his days at Fletchers sphere High School, he ran a gang based on respect, not friendship. Things do not change when he becomes an adult. Virgil is just one of the pack Duddy uses to get money for his land. He feels no grief for hurting his so called friends because he has never experienced true friendship. His purchasing of land would charge him into higher step in society. What he gains is nothing compared to what he loses.   Duddy has illogical his innocence. No longer is he the pure and nave