"The life to live, the road to take," From Book- "Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz" By Mordecai Richler.

One's life is a personal venture. In a few years of his life Duddy has managed to do more than most people would be able do to in their life time. But however hard he tried to rise above his family and friends all of his attempts failed in disaster. Duddy Kravitz may have thought he was free, but in fact, he was in a family trap that he could not spring. Subconsciously he was …showed first 75 words of 676 total…

…showed last 75 words of 676 total…has set his goals, attitudes and actions through three main members of his family: his grandfather, his father, and his uncle. Some of the actions that he has taken turned out to be very wrong and spoiled, just like his attitude towards some of the kind people that surrounded him in the novel. Although he has managed to reach his goals, at the end of the novel Duddy is seen as corrupt and ruthless man.