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Essay / The Last Literary Theory of Irwin and Duddy, by Karl Marx
« “You deceived me. You fixed everything with Linda and the wheel was crooked. I hope you had a good laugh. “The wheel was not bent.” “Cheaters never prosper,” Duddy said. “I hope this will be a good lesson for you. I hope you enjoy it in the future. » (Page 91). Irwin rigs the game because he doesn't like Duddy and he doesn't like him because of their different classes. So what Irwin does is take something that is more valuable to Duddy than to him, which is money. Irwin was lucky to have money growing up, but Duddy, on the other hand, had to work hard to earn his money. Irwin is aware of this and therefore uses his authority to trick Duddy into losing three hundred dollars. These three hundred dollars are what Duddy saved from his hotel tips for his land, so it's clear that they mean a lot to him. But Irwin doesn't care and just does it because he has the power. Irwin also oppresses Duddy's brother, Lennie. Both Lennie and Irwin go to McGill University where Lennie starts hanging out with Irwin's crowd, the upperclassmen. When one of their friends Sandra becomes pregnant, Irwin tries to convince Lennie to give her an abortion. He does this by trying to make Lennie feel part of their social group by inviting him to the party just so he can perform the abortion. "'You want to know