Thomas McGarry
Godfather essay
U.S History
Bill Gorden
“Immigration and the Godfather”
The Godfather was a movie produced in the 1970’s based on a novel by Mario
Puzo which itself was a partly autobiographical, partly anecdotal and partly
fictional account of the organised Crime families that came to exist in the New
York area in the 1930’s and 40’s.
At first viewing, the movie is a bleak and dark representation of the rise and fall
