The Effect of the Social Environment on Duddy Kravitz in Mordecal Richler’s The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Throughout the years, the social environment has found ways to poison the mind, and the only way to be free from its corrupt outcomes is isolation. In the novel, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, the development of Duddy’s character is dramatically impacted through his interactions with various people in his social environment including his co-workers, his …showed first 75 words of 1088 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1088 total…effected him at a higher level creating a greater amount anxiety and disgust towards people. In the end, Duddy's obsession to own land had changed him so extremely, that he lost his co- workers, friends, and family along the way of fulfilling his dream. Finally our social environment has the ability to modify the way we act, think and feel, which in a manner of speaking can create an entirely different person on the inside.