The Godfather Character Analysis

An old man is sitting on an leather armchair, dressed in black and very expensive suit, smoking a cigarette and sipping his old whiskey from his goblet glass.He is short, squat, massive-skulled man. He was indeed a man to frighten the devil in hell himself. His presence sent out alarm bells of danger. His face was stamped into a mask of fury, the eyes were brown but with none of the warmth of that color. His mouth was not so much cruel as lifeless; thin and with the color of veal. He did not fear the police, he did not fear society, he did not fear the God or hell, he did not fear or love his fellow man. This old man was sitting all day on his armchair and offering his friendship to everyone who needed it because he is the only one who can help, he is the boss, he is the Godfather.1

Everyone knows the famous quotation from the movie ' The Godfather', in a scene where Marlin Brando's character is considering how to make a wealthy man to do what he wants him to do, he says simply, “I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse.” The Godfather of Mario Puzo fame is nor mirely fictional. He was his archetype because there were Mafia bosses very much like him, who would sit almost like kings in their armchairs and their suits, welcoming visitors and offering friendship. Everyone needs friends, especially a friend who can help to solve any problems that you cannot solve yourself. Throughout the film, the phrase is used many times and is to show how powerful and influential is Italian mafia, The Cosa Nostra. The Cosa Nostra became successful in the early 1900s because it combined shrewd business, intimidation, and a strict code of loyalty.

Cosa Nostra grew in part because of the shrewd business sense of its leaders to provide bl...

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...was full of ambitions and strong charisma could change from poor citizen into a magnate. Many young people at that time knew that only the strongest can survive in Russia, therefore the clans were created who defended their ideas and in the most cases kill their opponents who tried to stop them from getting rich. Bold heads and leather jackets were the signs of Russian gangs. These clans were racketing all businesses that had big profits, that is why they have started to gain power and money. The Russian criminals are very similar to the Cosa Nostra, they started from nothing and gained famous reputation and power. The Cosa Nostra gave Russians an idea that everyone can have their own rules and set of commands. Nobody is going to stop them if they have power and money, nobody has the right to command them, they are criminals and criminal always get what they want.