Though the novel gives us more detail than the movie on Vito's rise, neither explains how Vito got to be Numero Uno in the ruthless, competitive NYC Mafia arena and how he attained so much influence beyond NYC. What personal strengths and behaviors do you think made Vito the top guy?


Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu,
E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu...
E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu
Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.