The Godfather
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Themes
All Themes
Crime and Justice
Power
Masculinity and Patriarchy
Family
Loyalty and Betrayal
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Don Vito Corleone
Santino “Sonny” Corleone
Michael Corleone
Frederico “Fredo” Corleone
Constanzia “Connie” Corleone
Mama Corleone
Thomas “Tom” Hagen
Johnny Fontane
Peter “Pete” Clemenza
Salvatore “Sal” Tessio
Virgil “The Turk” Sollozzo
Captain Mark McCluskey
Luca Brasi
Kay Adams
Jack Woltz
Paulie Gatto
Rocco Lampone
Nino Valenti
Dr. Jules Segal
Lucy Mancini
Carlo Rizzi
Amerigo Bonasera
Margot Ashton
Nazorine
Albert “Al” Neri
Fabrizzio
Genco Abbandando
Les Halley
Jerry Wagner and Kevin Moonan
Don Fanucci
The Bocchicchio Family
Emilio Barzini
Felix Bocchicchio
Al Capone
Moe Greene
Terms
All Terms
Mafia
Five Families
Don
Godfather
Caporegime
Consigliere
Soldier
Made his Bones
Pezzonovante
Button Man
Omertà
Black Hand
Racket
Infamnia
Going to the Mattresses
Hit
Enforcer
Associate
Tail
Payroll
Dago, Wop, Goombah, Greaseball, Guinea
Finocchio
Moustache Pete
Lupera
Symbols
All Symbols
Wealth
Cars
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The Godfather
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Mario Puzo
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Themes
All Themes
Crime and Justice
Power
Masculinity and Patriarchy
Family
Loyalty and Betrayal
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Don Vito Corleone
Santino “Sonny” Corleone
Michael Corleone
Frederico “Fredo” Corleone
Constanzia “Connie” Corleone
Mama Corleone
Thomas “Tom” Hagen
Johnny Fontane
Peter “Pete” Clemenza
Salvatore “Sal” Tessio
Virgil “The Turk” Sollozzo
Captain Mark McCluskey
Luca Brasi
Kay Adams
Jack Woltz
Paulie Gatto
Rocco Lampone
Nino Valenti
Dr. Jules Segal
Lucy Mancini
Carlo Rizzi
Amerigo Bonasera
Margot Ashton
Nazorine
Albert “Al” Neri
Fabrizzio
Genco Abbandando
Les Halley
Jerry Wagner and Kevin Moonan
Don Fanucci
The Bocchicchio Family
Emilio Barzini
Felix Bocchicchio
Al Capone
Moe Greene
Terms
All Terms
Mafia
Five Families
Don
Godfather
Caporegime
Consigliere
Soldier
Made his Bones
Pezzonovante
Button Man
Omertà
Black Hand
Racket
Infamnia
Going to the Mattresses
Hit
Enforcer
Associate
Tail
Payroll
Dago, Wop, Goombah, Greaseball, Guinea
Finocchio
Moustache Pete
Lupera
Symbols
All Symbols
Wealth
Cars
Theme Wheel
Theme Viz
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An offensive Italian term for a homosexual.
Don Corleone
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