Essays Tagged: "Mordecai Richler"

"The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz" by Mordecai Richler

In the novel The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Mordecai Richler punishes Duddy for his wrongs against others in several ways. Each punishment fits ...

(2 pages) 63 0 3.3 Jun/1995

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler

Dr. Richler Examines the Human FlawsThe novel The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler is a satirical novel that examines many prominent human flaws. Many of these flaws ...

(4 pages) 44 0 3.8 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Mordechai Richler's book "Son of a smaller hero".

JEWS AND DOGS NOT ALLOWEDIf I were to base my opinion of Jewish people solely on Mordechai Richler's "Son of a Smaller Hero", I would probably start wearing a Swastika on my arm and pledging ... ro", I would probably start wearing a Swastika on my arm and pledging my allegiance to the fuehrer. Richler characterizes Jews as a people who have an enormous lust for money, women, and power. Richle ...

(2 pages) 34 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Duddy Kravitz

s sustained exploitation of both Yvette and Virgil, Duddy's once noble quest is rendered ignoble as Richler forces us to consider what happens when success is measured by material gain only rather tha ... sured by material gain only rather than by considering morality, ethics and the state of one's soul.Richler has here created the Jewish-Canadian novel. As Canadian and Jewish, he is a doubly alienated ...

(3 pages) 76 2 4.1 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"Duddy Kravitz" by Mordecai Richler.

dentthroughout the novel as he is frequently talking about success, "a man without land isnothing" (Richler, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, 42). Duddy frequently findshimself repeating these ins ... s. His connections, his brother, hisfather, Virgil, and the tragically human Yvette (in my opinion, Richler's finest character)are all equally used and manipulated by Duddy"( yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&i ...

(7 pages) 43 0 0.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Duddy Kravitz's changes throughout the changing of the society around him.

dreams, there would be no reason to live. Duddy Kravitz from The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler understands this perfectly, that is why he is one of the most ambitious young men o ...

(5 pages) 28 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

"Duddy Kravitz" By Mordecai Richler.

and with these words Duddy sets out on his quest. The novel The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler is about a young man who, after hearing those words, from his grandfather, goes thr ...

(3 pages) 32 1 4.2 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Duddy's family plays a significant role for all of Duddy's goals, attitudes and actions in life.

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz written by Mordecai Richler has the primary character defined by his family and their situation. This character ...

(5 pages) 53 1 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Apprenticeship of Wild Geese A Comparative Essay Between "The Appreticeship of Duddy Kravitz" by Mordecai Richler and "Wild Geese" by Martha Ostenso

t never stand up for themselves and always get pushed around. These two books by Martha Ostenso and Mordecai Richler can be easily compared. The protagonist's in both novels are similar in thei ...

(3 pages) 26 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Jerry Dingleman's role on Duddy's apprenticeship (in "The apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz" by Mordecai Richler)

stake somewhere when a boy your age is already pursuing money like he had a hot poker up his ass." (Richler, 161)Duddy always knew how to take advantage of people in order to get what he wanted. As th ... st movie, Duddy says to Mr. Friar, "I could sell Mr. Cohen a dead horse easier than this pile of " (Richler, 170), but instead of apologizing to Mr. Cohen and reducing the price, he just keeps on lyin ...

(3 pages) 15 0 1.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Duddy's strengths and weaknesses: as a businessman, relative and friend ("The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz" by Mordecai Richler)

of land that serves to accentuate his human failures and his unsettling future.Works Cited:Richler, Mordecai. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. Canada: Penguin. 1995.

(4 pages) 16 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

A Comparative Essay - Duddy Kravitz And Irwon Shubert

Although portraying completely different characters, Duddy Kravitz and Irwin Shubert in Mordecai Richler¡¦s The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, possess many of the same attri ... e become or where we can bring ourselves in life? With that in mind, although portraying enemies in Mordecai Richler¡¦s The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Duddy Kravitz and Irwin Shuber ...

(3 pages) 2646 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Mordecai Richler

Mordecai Richler was born in Montreal on the twenty seventh of January in 1931, the child of a Jewis ...

(1 pages) 986 0 0.0 Jun/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers

Duddy Kravitz

(3 pages) 2165 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Duddy Kravitz

(2 pages) 2057 0 0.0 Jan/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Duddy Kravitz

an influences play an extremely large part in the development of a human being. This is the case in Mordecai Richler's novel, "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz." There are many ways how Morde ...

(13 pages) 3971 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Duddy kravitz 2

ll and we not be where we are today both technologically and socially. In the book Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richdler, the author allows us to connect to the main character, Duddy Kravitz, through his ... to achieve them. The early chapters of the book were overwhelming for the reader to follow. Mordecai Richler tried to develop Duddy Kravitz's character too fast. The author introduces too many ...

(2 pages) 1619 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

The apprenticeship of duddy kr

THE APPRENTICESHIP OF DUDDY KRAVITZ The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler is a novel about the life of a young man named Duddy Kravitz growing up on Montreal ... ut having made it in the world of business. The novel The apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler describes how one young man can become a huge success, by managing to use and manip ...

(3 pages) 1357 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education