My book is the godfather by Mario Puzo. It tells the story of the Corleone family and the american mafia. It talks about the life of each member and it tells there story. From crime to murder it talks about all the events the family takes part in. But when the don is shot in the streets of New York the family family panics . Later on Micheal is told to murder the man (Sollozzo) who killed the godfather the family plans a murder of him and a police captain. He meets them at an italian restraunt where he says "ill make him an offer he cant refuse". He then plans to murder the police captain and Sollozzo. this leads to the war of the families. Later on In the book Sonny Corleone and the god father are both murdered by another family. This leaves the family business in Micheals hands and he says "its all about the family business" where he then takes the family to Las Vegas to restore there power away from New York and that is how the story ends.
So what? This book matters for many reasons. First it provides direct insight on the american mafia. It also educates people on the mafia lifestyle. It is also a very entertaining book and can paint a great picture of what went on in the mafia in the 1940's and 1950's. This is what makes it still valuable today and why it still matters. It was also able to teach me personally about what the mafia was about because i didn't have a good grasp of what the mafia was. The biggest idea was not to disown your family and to have loyalty and respect for the people in your family and even other people who you may work with.
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