Lucky Luciano

mobsters during that time period is highly debatable to some, but clear to others that Charles “lucky” Luciano's early life of mugging, shoplifting, and extortion had prepared him for his long life of criminal activity that was in store for him. From grade school fights to ordering hits on the most deadliest men of the century to earn a bigger reputation, Luciano was always willing to do anything to get what he wanted and what separated him from others is that he was a “self-made” man. Growing up as a poor italian immigrant, Luciano always had the “There’s no such thing as good money or bad money. There’s just money.” kind of mindset in him. It's that exact mindset Luciano had that led him to be one of the most respected and accomplished mobsters of his time. By the time Luciano's reign had toned down, he had already earned the title of capo di tutti capi (“boss of all the bosses”). Luciano was always a big part of the…

an opportunity for Lucania to recruit some new meat. Lucania became one of the “Big Six” of bootlegging along with Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel (“Luciano”, n.d.). His bootlegging gang grew throughout the 1920’s. Lucania and his friends recruited new Jewish gang members, including Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, nicknamed “Lepke” by his mother, Abner “Longie” Zwillman, another Jew, and Zwillman’s partner, Willie Moretti (Gosch, 1975). These unscrupulous characters dominated the illegal liquor trade on…

“Nothing happens. Nobody comes, nobody goes. It's awful.” This quote extracted from Waiting for Godot, an absurdist play by Samuel Beckett that premiered on 5 January 1953, holds the essence of absurdist theatre and what its playwrights seek to express- the inescapable meaningless and futility of life. The origins of absurdist theatre are commonly linked to the avant-garde experimentations of the 19th century, but there has been speculation that there were traces of absurdist theatre in works…

Vladimir 's Song as a Representation of the Play in Samuel Beckett 's Waiting for Godot Samuel Beckett 's two act tragicomedy Waiting for Godot depicts the endless wait for something better as told through the eyes of two homeless men named Vladimir and Estragon who have nowhere to go. As both men wait for a person by the name of Godot, they find ways to pass time in the form of friendly banter, contemplating suicide, philosophical conversations and reminiscing about the past. Both acts end…

(Pause.) For the moment '. The characters fail to realize that the very act of waiting is a choice,yet they view it as mandatory. In the same fasion is when Vladimir and Estragon are talking about Godot in the following quote; 'VLADIMIR: He didn 't say for sure he 'd come. ESTRAGON: And if he doesn 't come? VLADIMIR: We 'll come back tomorrow. ESTRAGON: And then the day after tomorrow. VLADIMIR: Possibly. ESTRAGON: And so on '. With Pozzo it 's how he measures himself compared to others and…

Hamlet and when the scene is finished Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are left baffled and resume seemingly insignificant dialogue. In Waiting for Godot the metatheatre high action periods occur during the episodes of Pozzo and Lucky’s master-slave relationship. Writer Ken Mayer’s argued that these metatheatre episodes “arose ‘pity and terror’ (both in Vladimir and Estragon as well as the audience)”because we all desire to be like Pozzo and fear to be like Lucky.” It is also interesting to note…

Hamlet’s monolog is one governed by rationality. It is a meditation on life and death, being alive and not being, over the disadvantages of existence and the act of suicide. Hamlet compares life with death. He sees life as missing the power, humans as being exposed to the blows of life and outrageous fortune. The only way to dodge the blows will be to stop existing. The death is thus a desirable state. Nevertheless, it is also seen as a journey to the unknown, to a place for which there is no…

succeeding, then “[feeling] about inside it, [turning] it upside down, [shaking] it, [and looking] on the ground to see if anything [had] fallen out…” (3). In addition, the comedy in the stage direction is also clearly seen with Beckett’s use of hats. Vladimir “takes off his hat, peers inside it, feels about inside it, shakes it, [and] puts it on again.” (3) Both of the protagonists have obsessions with physical objects. Instead of being fixated on something meaningful such as a relationship or…

INTRODUCTION Pinter’s first phase of writing is categorized into the Theatre of the Absurd which reflects the individuals’ concerns in the mundane world. The Absurd dramatists attempt to show the vivid reflection of the modern man and his bewilderment in their dramatic oeuvres by applying some specific elements. One of the fundamental themes of such drama is isolation. Absurdists mostly put their accusing finger on this weakness of man to prove his fragility of being alone. However, Absurd…

character of ‘Godot’. The audience or the readers do not know who ‘Godot’ is. The identity of ‘Godot’ remains uncertain throughout the play. Many critics assume that ‘Godot’ can actually mean ‘God’ however, Beckett strongly denies of this assumption of ‘Godot’ referring ‘God’. The uncertainty of the plot can also be seen where Vladimir pretends not to recognize Pozzo and Lucky in the first act. However, in the second act the event takes place in the other way around where Pozzo refuses to meet…