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

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz   Duddys obsession with destroy lies within his grandfather, Simcha. When Duddy was small, he spoke those unforgettable words to him, "A man without land is nobody."   When it seemed as if nobody cared or respected him, Simcha did. Duddy did not receive the same kind of love from his father or uncle as Lennie did. When Duddy comes back from work at, he asks, " wherefore Max didnt answer any 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 create verbally every week. He had driven out to visit him twice."(pp. 104 & 105)   Duddy did not have the same kind of affection and devotion Lennie and Max shared. The same point came from his uncle, Benjy. At first sight, Benjy described him as having a "thin crafty face, the quick black eyes and the restlessness_the grain so shrewd and knowing, all make a bad impression on Uncle Benjy." (p. 61) Benjy supported Lennie, giving him money for his education. With the exception of Simcha, he had no other parental support which is the reason wherefore Simcha words had such a great effect 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 much to prove them wrong and he has. We may say he has gained self assurance, restating the fact he was a person important. Since his days at Fletchers Field High School, he ran a gang based on respect, not friendship. Things do not change when he becomes an adult. Virgil is alone one of the people 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 push him into higher step in society. What he gains is nothing compared to what he loses.   Duddy has lost his innocence. No longer is he the pure and nave