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The Great Stones in Don Corleone's Power Structure
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08/28/05 03:02 PM
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In the opening scene of the novel at Connie's wedding, Don C. is talking to Tom about "The Senator", who the Don himself advised not to attend, but who sent a gift of antique silver, "very valuable", that, as hagen points out, "The kids can sell for a grand at least."
Puzo then writes
Don Corleone did not hide his pleasure that so great a man as the Senator had shown him such respect. The Senator, like Luca Brasi, was one of the great stones in the Don's power structure.
Given the fact that he was placed on a par with Luca Brasi, and that a Senator (A Senator)) could certainly be more valuable to the family than a simple muscle man, (no matter how unique Luca Brasi may have been), don't you find it somewhat disappointing that no further mention was ever made of him?
If I were reading the book for the very first time, I would have certainly expected the character of the Senator to have been at least partially developed.
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Re: The Great Stones in Don Corleone's Power Structure
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True enough. But then we learn all about Luca Brasi, the stone who represents muscle and violence, and nothing about the Senator.
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Re: The Great Stones in Don Corleone's Power Structure
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08/30/05 12:32 PM
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Maybe cause the Senator isn't a real friend, more a 'business-partner', while Vito considered Luca Brasi as a friend. They had know each other since the 'good days', and Luca wiped out single-handedly the Irish group that shot Vito.
Is there btw something in the book of when Luca and Vito met? Probably, but I'm too lazy too look it up. It has to be after 1927, cause Luca wasn't in GFII.
See, we can act as smart as we want, but at the end of the day, we still follow a guy who fucks himself with kebab skewers.
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Re: The Great Stones in Don Corleone's Power Structure
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08/31/05 01:22 PM
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Originally posted by Sicilian Babe: I think that the Senator was just supposed to be representative of the Don's political muscle. Luca Brasi, however, was there to illustrate how a man like Vito, who is portrayed as someone to like and admire, runs "that" side of the business. It is also to show how he gains the loyalty of such a man. The Senator? His loyalty is simply purchased, hence no interesting story. Right, SB! In fact, I think the phrase used in the novel was something to the effect that the Senator, like Luca, was one of the Don's great building blocks. I think Puzo wrote it that way to make the point you made: that the Don's power rested on two kinds of muscle--violence and politics. Enzo makes a good point about the Don regarding Luca as a "friend." In the movie, he even calls Luca "my most valued friend" [emphasis in original]. What does it say about the Don's "values" that he regards someone like Luca as his "most valued friend"? In the novel, Michael asks him about this, saying something like, "Why did you need Luca...an animal like that?" The Don replies to the effect that there are crazy people in the world who run around shouting "kill me, kill me." They can be used to advantage--which is what he did with Luca. That exchange put a bit more realistic spin on the Don's relationship with Luca.
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.
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