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The Godfather

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Narrative Structure Essay: How To Make a Mobster Lovable In his film The Godfather, Francis Ford Coppola creates a narrative structure, very similar to that seen in Classic Hollywood cinema. Events in the film unfold chronologically, and cause and effect ultimately help shape the narrative. The Godfather’s long narrative span, covers a very significant time in American history, and centers around the idiosyncrasy of family. The film is told entirely within the closed world of the Corleone family, which creates sympathy for the main characters, who otherwise would be considered evil. Coppola draws the audience into the Godfather’s world by divulging into each of the characters personalities, following them through every significant…show more content…
When a woman does appear in a scene however, their main function is to be nothing more then a prop for the men to use as they please. For example, Sonny uses and discards them, while ultimately ignoring his wife. Connie, the Don's daughter, is so disregarded that her husband is not even allowed into the family business. Michael doesn’t even respect her enough to tell her he killed her husband. It seems very ironic that Coppola would choose to do this, since a major narrative theme is family. However, the role of women in The Godfather, stays true to the time period and the ways of the typical Italian-American family. Instead of making a film about gangsters, Coppola decides to center the narrative around an Italian family. Overall, he does a superb job creating a film filled with an exceptional amount of violence, but with enough room for empathy for it’s lead

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