Duddy Kravitz Analysis
March 27th Is Duddy Kravitz an Anti-Hero ? Matt. P
Duddy Kravitz very clearly posseses many characteristics that qualify him as an anti-hero. During the novel Duddy succeeds on several occasions with nothing but dumb luck. Duddy on many occasions even makes horrible mistakes, and yet he still manages to land on both feet and sometimes even to come out ahead of the game. Duddy takes a job waiting tables at a hotel, it・s there he meets
Linda and Irwin, after Linda asks Duddy about roulette Duddy pretends to be an expert on the game and agree・s to finance some a game for her. Duddy is devistated to learn that
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After the roulette scandle Irwin and Linda return Duddy・s money apologeticaly, and many of the people at the hotel donate money to Duddy when they learn about his loss. Even though Duddy made a fatal error trusting Linda he still manages to find success through dumb luck. Duddy also believes that ・ A man without land is nothing・. On Duddy and Yvette・s first date, Yvette takes Duddy to a seemingly random piece of land near the hotel. It is on this date where Duddy finds his land, the land that he will strive to own for the rest of the novel. If Yvette had taken Duddy anywhere else on this date than Duddy・s life could have been very different, because owning this piece of land his what pushes
Duddy
almost beyond his endurance. That piece of land is responsible for all of his successes in the
Duddy Kravitz very clearly posseses many characteristics that qualify him as an anti-hero. During the novel Duddy succeeds on several occasions with nothing but dumb luck. Duddy on many occasions even makes horrible mistakes, and yet he still manages to land on both feet and sometimes even to come out ahead of the game. Duddy takes a job waiting tables at a hotel, it・s there he meets
Linda and Irwin, after Linda asks Duddy about roulette Duddy pretends to be an expert on the game and agree・s to finance some a game for her. Duddy is devistated to learn that
Linda and Irwin …show more content…
After the roulette scandle Irwin and Linda return Duddy・s money apologeticaly, and many of the people at the hotel donate money to Duddy when they learn about his loss. Even though Duddy made a fatal error trusting Linda he still manages to find success through dumb luck. Duddy also believes that ・ A man without land is nothing・. On Duddy and Yvette・s first date, Yvette takes Duddy to a seemingly random piece of land near the hotel. It is on this date where Duddy finds his land, the land that he will strive to own for the rest of the novel. If Yvette had taken Duddy anywhere else on this date than Duddy・s life could have been very different, because owning this piece of land his what pushes
Duddy
almost beyond his endurance. That piece of land is responsible for all of his successes in the