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Essay Archive - The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Duddy's obsession with land lies within his grandfather, Simcha. When Duddy
was small, he spoke those unforgettable words to him, "A man without land
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, "Why [Max] didn't answer any
of [his] letters?" He replies he wasn't "one for letters."
"But Duddy remembered that when Lennie had worked as a camp counsellor one
summer his father had written every week. He had driven out to visit him
twice."....
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