Success is a reward for those who had devoted their lives towards advancing their skills to become triumphal and worked hard to achieve their goals. People choose what skill they want to cultivate depending on their ambition. Some expand their knowledge into becoming a leading scientist to evolutionize the world, developing their craft of arts and music to become a cultural icon and sharpening their tongue and mind into becoming a well known business man. But at what cost? How much can one person sacrifice to achieve their desire for success? Readers will see Duddy pay the price. In The book written “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz” by Mordecai Richler, the main character of the novel, Duddy Kravitz, is obsessed with the idea of becoming rich and successful, In result drove Duddy into a state of madness and depression. Duddy’s ambition was ignited by his grandfather Simcha stating “A man with…show more content… His Father Max wasn’t around to be father figure for Duddy and Lennie was getting all the attention especially from there Uncle Benjy who supported Lennie since Benjy see Duddy as being a hopeless kid no chance on being successful, So because of this Duddy wanted to prove his uncle Benjy he was wrong. Furthermore the only person who gave attention and love was his Grandfather Zeyda the main reason Duddy wanted to acquire land was for him. In addition Duddy didn’t have a mother which is crucial for the development of a child’s personality, mental state of thinking and because of this he didn’t know how to approach women specially to Yvette where he treated her like a Mother. Hence the main problem why Duddy’s obsession of the land was so that he can satisfy the feeling of his emptiness he felt as child from the love and attention from his
