The Godfather- Part 1.

The Godfather is a crime book which was written by an American Author called Mario Puzo. It was published in 1969 and attracted a lot of success and awards. It tells a story about 4 Mafia families living in eastern America who hated each other so much that no one in each family could talk about the tradition, value and background to the others. This is called " Omno Fostro"-The rule of silence.

Going deeper into the book, there was a family who had a father called Don Vito Corleone, who was respected and treated like a monarch. This is because in a mafia family's tradition the leader or father, if you like, has to be at the top, so therefore, all the power and things he has done have to be succeded by his son/daughter. Don Vito Corleone had a son called Michael, who engaged to an American woman called Kay Adams, and the wedding between two took place successfully with a lot of relatives and other people involved. Corleone's counterpart, Luca Brasi also joined the wedding. Brasi was a man who was always seen to be an unemotional, cold, massive- skulled with a lot of cunnings and tricks. He looked squat, small in appearance like Charlie Chaplin and a lip with a lifeless, pale veal colour. Don Corleone sometimes said that he was still afraid of his appearance when someone mentions about Luca. So, after the wedding finished, Corleone invited Brasi to his room to talk about businesses between two people. Like the book has said, Corleone was the "king" of the family, so Brasi, after talking to him, had to hug him in a nice, respectful way and kiss loyal, admiring kiss on his hand. Then, Brasi went out of his car and went home.
This book actually has 3 parts in total. However, if I summarise all details of the book it would be very long. So next week I will write about part 2 and tell you more exciting details. Even though I have just read one part of the book, I really like it. The plot is believable, logical and authentic. The characters in the book seem to act professionally. There is a film version of the novel so I would like you to buy a DVD and watch it. Thank you.