Puzo’s novels are famed for his development of characters in a short period of time one such example in the novel is that of Luca Brasi,
"Luca Brasi was indeed a man to frighten the devil in hell himself. Brasi's reputation for violence was awesome and his devotion towards Don Corleone legendary. his kind was a rarity."(Puzo,36)
"Luca Brasi did not fear the police, he did not fear societies, he did not fear god, he did not fear hell, he did not fear or love his fellow man. but he has elected and chosen to fear and love Don Corleone"(Puzo,36)
Puzo within a few pages portrayed Luca Brasi as the most fearsome hit man to ever walk the face of earth, but what is really interesting here is the fact that Luca Brasi is plucked off the plot in the …show more content…
Events after the attempted assassination of Vito Corleone
“Michael had been his favourite before the war and obviously the chosen heir to run the family business when the proper moment came. He had all the quiet force and intelligence of his great father, the born instinct to act in such a way that men had no resources but to respect him.” (Puzo, 8)
The author unsettles the flow by introducing a sharp, deep, emotional wound (disloyalty of Sollozzo and his father almost getting killed) which forced the character of Michael to evolve. A new side to the character is revealed after this incident, where vengeance took over. Michael decides to murder Sollozzo and Captain McCluskey, a police captain who was Sollozzo’s bodyguard. Michael is sent to Sicily, where he finds his love, only to witness her murder.This development of the character enables the reader to empathize with him and make him consider as a protagonist of the novel.
3. Michael as The …show more content…
Non-cooperation with authorities and the government. Betraying their men to the authorities is intolerable. The result of breaking the code of Omertà is death. The code was there in Sicily long before the emergence of The Mafia and the Mafia later took that Code as its fundamental Law.
The Mafia Family hierarchy
To be a part of any Mafia Family one must be a Sicilian. As per the book there is no age limit even a boy of sixteen can join the clan. once in to prove himself, his obedience and his loyalty towards the clan, one is always required to commit a murder also known as " make bone" as his ultimate test.
"Only a Sicilian born to the way of Omertà, the law of silence, could be trusted in the key post of Consigliore.".(40)
According to the Book, The Corleone Family has the traditional
"Luca Brasi was indeed a man to frighten the devil in hell himself. Brasi's reputation for violence was awesome and his devotion towards Don Corleone legendary. his kind was a rarity."(Puzo,36)
"Luca Brasi did not fear the police, he did not fear societies, he did not fear god, he did not fear hell, he did not fear or love his fellow man. but he has elected and chosen to fear and love Don Corleone"(Puzo,36)
Puzo within a few pages portrayed Luca Brasi as the most fearsome hit man to ever walk the face of earth, but what is really interesting here is the fact that Luca Brasi is plucked off the plot in the …show more content…
Events after the attempted assassination of Vito Corleone
“Michael had been his favourite before the war and obviously the chosen heir to run the family business when the proper moment came. He had all the quiet force and intelligence of his great father, the born instinct to act in such a way that men had no resources but to respect him.” (Puzo, 8)
The author unsettles the flow by introducing a sharp, deep, emotional wound (disloyalty of Sollozzo and his father almost getting killed) which forced the character of Michael to evolve. A new side to the character is revealed after this incident, where vengeance took over. Michael decides to murder Sollozzo and Captain McCluskey, a police captain who was Sollozzo’s bodyguard. Michael is sent to Sicily, where he finds his love, only to witness her murder.This development of the character enables the reader to empathize with him and make him consider as a protagonist of the novel.
3. Michael as The …show more content…
Non-cooperation with authorities and the government. Betraying their men to the authorities is intolerable. The result of breaking the code of Omertà is death. The code was there in Sicily long before the emergence of The Mafia and the Mafia later took that Code as its fundamental Law.
The Mafia Family hierarchy
To be a part of any Mafia Family one must be a Sicilian. As per the book there is no age limit even a boy of sixteen can join the clan. once in to prove himself, his obedience and his loyalty towards the clan, one is always required to commit a murder also known as " make bone" as his ultimate test.
"Only a Sicilian born to the way of Omertà, the law of silence, could be trusted in the key post of Consigliore.".(40)
According to the Book, The Corleone Family has the traditional