The Godfather Analysis

The novel The Godfather is written about the Italian Mafia's influence on New York during the 1930's-1960's time period. It is the story of one crime family in particular The Corleones. This great tale of the Corleones rein is a realistic fiction novel written by Mario Puzo. The story itself takes place in New York where the Five Families run just about everything from who fishes in the ocean to what clothes you are available to you at the store. The Corleones at the time are the most powerful family controlling a lot of policeman and politicians. It all starts when a turk named Sollozzo comes around and tries to get legal protection from the Corleones for his new narcotics operation. Sollozzo's already got the Tattaglias behind them and secretly the most powerful family as brute force goes, the Barzinis. But the Greatest man alive Don Vito Corleone politely declines Sollozzos offer and tells him that they should have no problems because their businesses do not interfere with eachother. Well this leads to a the Don being shot down in the street. He's hit 5 times in the back but he lives on to settle the mob war that soon uprises.

It's an all out war the remaining families versus the Corleones. The Don goes through a series of misfortunes, his eldest son is gun down, his second son had been sent away from home with fear that he may be harmed and his youngest son Michael Corleone spends three years hiding out in Sicily after commiting the murders of Police Captain McCluskey and the Turk Sollozzo.

Months later when the Don is fully recovered he soon learns of his son's death and calls a meeting between the Five Families asking for peace. He not only invites the Five Families but every crime family across the countr...

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...ted how Don Vito Corleone ended up dying because after that the story really went downhill. I believe that my novel is a classic because it provides in accurate account of what it was like to have the Mafia influence around in the world even during the time it was written, so in that way it’s timely. Also the book is timeless because it was first published in 1969, and 42 years later it is still flying off the shelves it holds the record for the most sold copies, it’s a story people still talk about. And besides that it has a theme that touches every culture throughout life, being loyal to your friends and family. In this story loyalty is everything, and having friends is the greatest power of all. Those with friends are always going to be better off. And everyone has at least one friend. So overall this book is one of the best and I think everyone should read it.