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
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, "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."(pp. 104 & 105)

Duddy did not have the same kind of affection and devotion Lennie and Max
shared. The same situation 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 made a bad impression
on Uncle Benjy." (p.......

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