Originally posted by puppeteer:
i feel that after his retirement, vito got to enjoy life and thus died a happy man. besides, he was not afraid of death as he escaped don ciccio's men, and told his beloved consigliere genco, "but, don't be afraid of death." besides, vito was a man of confidence, and surely didn't waste his time brooding over things.
I agree, Puppeteer. Contrast Vito's statement with Michael's
apologia to Kay at his party in GFIII: "I spent my life protecting my family from the horrors of this world." "But you became
my horror," Kay replies. Says it all right there.
