the apprenticeship of duddy kravitz by mordecai richler

In Duddy’s apprenticeship, Simcha is one of his masters who teaches Duddy about striving for something and having the determination and perseverance to achieve in life. It was also Simcha who planted the dream for land into Duddy’s head when he said to him, “A man without land is nobody.” (p.101) Simcha, Duddy’s grandfather, was the person whom Duddy looked up to and wanted to please because he was the only one who truly respected and loved Duddy.

He murders the others.” (p.279) I think that this was the best advice he ever got, but he didn’t need it in the end, he allows himself to become the con-artist, the sly scammer person without even realizing that he had a decision in the matter. When he comes out of apprenticeship and becomes a man, Duddy has to decide on one type of person to be for the rest of his life.ĭuddy’s Uncle Benjy tried to explain this and make it clear to Duddy in his letter by saying, “A boy can be two, three, four potential people, but a man is only one. His quest through his apprenticeship is to find his true identity and to succeed in the goals that he sets for himself.īy being an apprentice to life, Duddy is learning about how to be different types of people by imitating their personalities. What he needs to do is discover the truth about himself and how to apply it to his life. 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.ĭuddy Kravitz is a young man whom we can say is being an apprentice to life. Different characters come in and out of Duddy’s life and act as masters towards him. 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.

The apprenticeship of duddy kravitz by mordecai richler