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The Adventure in Ste. Agathe
Ste. Agathe is where the main focus of the story begins. Duddy works here at a resort for the summer. This is where he meets a lovely lady named Yvette. She is the one who partially influences his dream by showing Duddy the land he wants to buy. -
Making Money
The first money-making idea Duddy decided on was to film movies. He enlisted the help of a man named Mr. Friar. He was an odd and fairly often drunk man, who made weird movies. The first movie they made together was "Happy Bar-Mitzvah Bernie!". Which did surprisingly well for having clips of a circumcision involved. -
The Trip to New York City
A while after Duddy returned home, he persisted his father into getting a meeting with the Boy Wonder. When Max finally did, Jerry Dingalmen invited Duddy to come to New York for the weekend. While on the train to New York, Duddy meets a nice young man named Virgil. Virgil has pinball machines hes trying to sell. So, duddy says if Virgle can get them over the hell buy them. -
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Buying of Land
This took place throughout the entire book. Since there is only 4 or 5 plots of land it did not take up a huge section of the book. -
The Situation Involving Lennie
Lennie Kravitz is the older brother of Duddy. He is a bright young man working his way through medical school, with the help of his uncle. While in med school Lennie met some "friends" who used them to perform an abortion. The abortion (which is illegal at this time) did not go well. Lennie soon fled to Toronto, which meant Duddy had t bring him back home -
Virgil Comes Back
When Virgil comes with the pinball machines, we learn much about him. Virgie has epilepsy, which means he's at risk if he has a fit on the road. But Duddy hires him as a driver anyway. -
Virgil's Accident
Not very soon after Duddy hired Virgie, he had a fit while driving. Virgil is now paralyzed from the waist down. Duddy did not react well to this. It scared Duddy to go see Virgil. He thought Virgie was going to sue him. -
The Death of Uncle Benjy
Uncle Benjy never liked Duddy. He though Duddy was a mean crafty boy. It was clear to everyone that Lennie was Benjy's favorite, He funded all of Lennie's schooling and even pushed him through medical school. Duddy, on the other hand, got nothing. Uncle Benjy had fallen very ill. The doctors said he had cancer. Duddy didn't care all that much and when he went to see his uncle they got into an argument. Soon after his uncle had died Duddy fell into a great depression. -
Bankruptcy
With Yvette gone, Virgie paralyzed and now the Death of his uncle. Duddy became depressed. He stayed in bed for weeks. Duddy had no motivation to go out and do anything, let alone go and work. -
Stealing Money
Duddy knows that Virgle has money but, he wont give Duddy any. So what does he do? Duddy forges a check for $2000. Yvette finds out and moves away with virgle this was the last straw yvette fight
refuse of seeing duddy -
Lac St. Pierre (Owning the entire lake)
A man without land is a nobody unless you get the land buy being sleazy.
After the last fight with Yvette, she went and told Duddy's grandfather about what he had done. This crushed Zeyda, and hurt Duddy even more, to see his grandfather disappointed.
