“ 'You have deceived me. You set it all up with Linda and the wheel was crooked. I hope you had a good laugh.' "The wheel wasn't crooked." “Cheaters never prosper,” Duddy said. «I hope this is a good lesson for you. I hope you will profit from 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 he takes something that has more value to Duddy than to him, which is money. Irwin was fortunate to have money when he grew up, but Duddy, on the other hand, had to work hard for his money. Irwin is aware of this, so he uses his authority to trick Duddy into losing three hundred dollars. These three hundred dollars are what Duddy has saved up from hotel tips for his piece of land, so it is clear that they are of great importance to him. But Irwin doesn't care and does it simply because he has the power. Irwin also bullies Duddy's brother Lennie. Lennie and Irwin both 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 abort her. She does this by trying to make Lennie feel part of their social group by inviting him to the party just so she can have an abortion. “'You want to know
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