https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/12/how-narcissists-wear-out-their-welcome/602446/

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GODFATHER: The PEAK of the ascent

Cartoons:  (dangerous, deviant, non-human)
caricature and distant representation

SON  from the other side of the Atlantic at the same time of cartoons.
Real, autobiographical, streets and foods and smells and blood and death.
Slave replacement labor: lowest of the lowest.
The other side of the moon, oppressed, exploited, unity falls apart.

THE ITALIAN. Urban. The technology introduces the notion of narrative of these immigrants. they can be narrated in full stories, bigger depth.
Still potentially dangerous, not quite civilized yet, but probably they will make it.
America is still not their land, they come here to escape, for money and family, not to be part of the nation, to be American.

CHRIST: They want in. they settled, buy a house, strive to become GREAT AMERICANS.
they created a community, they are essential, but still MARGINALIZED, EXPENDABLE.
THEY ARE KEPT AT THE MARGIN

and instead of integrating, THEY STAY AT THE MARGIN.

GODFATHER: STILL AT THE MARGIN   Fabula time is 1946, the real time is 1969.

From the '30's to the '70's  they are still not integrated.

FAILURE OF INTEGRATION: kept outside, and they reacted by pushing themselves to the extreme.

POLITICAL STATEMENT: in 1972, ITAM bring a suit against CUNY for discrimination of the work place.
They win the suit: ITAM are protected class (Affirmative Action) in CUNY.

What does it mean to you? They were being kept out. AS A GROUP, and also as INDIVIDUALS.

IN THE FILM: INSULAR AND MARGINALIZED: The wedding in a walled garden. In their world.
Traditions. But why not at the Warldorf Astoria or the Plaza? They have the money to do it.

Senators, judges etc CANNOT GO. They are toxic, not proper to associate with Corleone in public.

They bring in their own entertainer, top of the charts, Frank Sinatra.

In the movie a moment where Corleone is afraid.     CLIP

(The worst handled character in the movie LUCA BRASI)

WHY is it FAILED INTEGRATION?

IDEOLOGY: pag 362, Michael to Kay.  (Hubris)

Speech to BOSSES: 284/285 
(rationalization of criminal behavior: if I don't do it, someone else will: we are better 287/288)

290 WE REFUSED TO BE FOOLS, PUPPETS
TOTALLY DELUSIONAL, because the truth is that

441 -442

LUCIFER

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferno_-_Canto_trentaquattresimo

June 6, 1968

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The HERO (from the Greek tradition to Rome - to the chivalric tradition - to the military leader.)

Notion of hero switches to a Northern interpretation, the conqueror= chivalry, medieval feudal cast system.

The Christian hero (Parsifal)  Crusades= the Knights - hero for a cause not for personal gain.

HERO as patriot (formation of nation states, 1500 - 1800)

NATION STATES/ ITALY

ITALIAN PSYCHE: the underdogs

National anthem NOI FUMMO PER SECOLI CALPESTI E DERISI  (1800's)
COMMENT

Anger, resentment, humiliation, revenge, poor self esteem, inferiority complex.

WWI  LA VITTORIA MUTILATA

MUSSOLINI  --

Italians AND Italian Americans invest emotionally very heavily in Mussolini.

GLORIES of ROMAN EMPIRE

WWII - defeat.................. MUSSOLINI BUFFOON

PREDESTINATION


Corleone victim of circumstances,
can't escape his destiny

IS HE A POSITIVE CHARACTER as he is presented in the book / film?

Do you think that book and film give him the MORAL and ETHICAL justifications for his conduct?

 And what is YOUR opinion about him?  A HERO or the embodiment of EVIL?
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FILM: Michael's tie.

Baptism: godfather in the Catholic sense (renounce Satan)

Don Vito's death: the monster.

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