If you think about it, Michael was pretty much like his father. Vito started out just like most people. Then he's sees his mother murdered and Fanucci takes his job away from him, so he embarks on a path that seeks revenge and to insulate him and his family against oppression. As an elderly man, he mellows. The novel expresses that latter part of his life better than the movie.
"Generosity. That was my first mistake." "Experience must be our only guide; reason may mislead us." "Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read."
