Conflicts in the Godfather

The Godfather is an insightful sociological study of violence, power, honor and obligation, corruption, justice and crime in America. Part I of The Godfather Trilogy centers on the Corleone crime "family" in the boroughs of New York City in the mid 1940s, dominated at first by the aging godfather/patriarch "Don" Vito Corleone. As a turn-of-the-century Silician immigrant, he is the head of one of the five Italian-American "families" that operates a crime syndicate. The …

…is wrong to enter the criminal business. In conclusion, it is clear that many conflicts exist in Mario Puzo's, "The Godfather". They include, man vs. society, divergent ideas vs. father's, and man vs. himself. Together, these conflicts create an intriguing plot that captures the viewer's attention to the Mafia Underworld during the 1940's and 1950's in New York. Mario Puzo's materpiece studies the power of conflicts that involve violence, power, honor, obligation, justice, and corruption.