The GodfatherKellie Howering

Themes

Anti-heroviewers don’t feel bad for the Corleones

root for the “bad guys”happy when Michael shoots Captain McCluskey and Sollozzo

set up Don's assassination attempt

root for Michael when he gives Clemenza the go to kill Carlo

Carlo has been abusing Michael’s sister and helped set up Sonny’s Murder

Don't feel bad when Paulie Gatto is killed“pretended” to be sick and couldn’t be Don’s bodyguard

Themes Continues

FamilyWedding

Baptism

Foodrepresent personal honor and family relationships

Violence and Murder23 deaths

Feminist Theory

Kay is portrayed as an outsider and inferiorschool teacher, which makes her a “motherly figure”

“placed in relation to one of the central culture codes of the Italian-American ethos: giving birth to male offspring”

Michael’s men close the door on her in the last sceneemphasizes her alienation

Bright clothing stresses the distancecompared with dark universe of the Corleones

Connie is portrayed as weakHer husband beats her

Sonny cheats on his wife and that action is portrayed as being okay

Formalist Film Theory

Montage using jump cuts

Lighting

Foreshadowing

Baptism Montage

5 minute scene of cutting back and forthThe Baptism of Michael’s son

symbolizes the renewal of life and protection

Brutal killing of the Corleone’s enemiesbreaking one of the Commandments

Gambling with his soul

Ironic because he says he denounces satin and all his works

LightingLow key lighting: dark shadows are used

Dramatizes the scenesOpening wedding scene

The lighting is really dim and dark.

Don Vito’s eyes are almost completely blacked out.

shows Don Vito is dark, but a powerful figure.

When Michael starts to become the new Godfather

Face is halfway dark when picking up Sonny

ForeshadowingCoppola uses a couple instances of foreshadowing in the film

Luca Brasi goes to Sollozzo's restaurant, there is shot of two fish on the glass window

This shows that Luca is going to "sleep with the fishes".

Later, Sonny receives a dead fish wrapped up.

Kay come to the Corleone house looking for Michael in a red dress

Red symbolizes death

A few scenes later, Sonny is killed

Key SymbolOranges symbolizes a pre-cursor for death

The death of Jack Woltz’s horseWotlz and Hagen share a meal where a bowl of oranges are on the table

Don Vito’s assassination attemptHe buys oranges beforehand on the street

When Don Vito dies of a heart attackHe puts an orange peel in his mouth

When Sonny is attacked at the toll booth

he passes a billboard sign for Florida oranges while he’s driving

Editing Checklist1. (√) An introductory paragraph clearly introduces the subject. The topic statement is evident within the paragraph. The position taken is clear. If the position is unclear, put a question mark in the margin. 2. (√) The next two paragraphs have a single or main claim. Note each claim in the margin in a 3-4 word phrase. If you can’t identify the claim, put a question mark in the margin. If two or more claims exist, and tend to diverge from a coherent thought, put a question mark in the margin. 3. (√) The same thing holds for the next two paragraphs on the opposite side of the issue. 4. (√) The four paragraphs above all focus on the issue at hand; they do not wander off into irrelevant territory. If any paragraph wanders, put a question mark in the margin 5. (√) The sixth paragraph weighs the conflicting claims from the four paragraphs above and arrives at a conclusion. Why some evidence is more convincing than other evidence is explained. The ensuing conclusion is clearly stated. Circle it. If you can’t find the conclusion, put a question mark in the margin. 6. (√) The final paragraph returns to what was stated in the first paragraph and, in light of the evidence presented and weighed above, convincingly rephrases the position statement. If the conclusion expected by the assignment is to be finessed, justifying statements for the variance must appear here and flow-from the explanation in the sixth paragraph of your paper. 7. (√) Is each claim in paragraphs 2-5 supported by evidence? Are there any naked claims supported only by variations of "I believe...”? If so, put a big X in the margin beside that paragraph. 8. (√) Is each claim backed up by a reference? If a claim stands naked of supporting evidence or argument, put a big X in the margin. 9. (√) Does the paper do more than simply but gloriously restate the question? Examine the case study and cross out all ideas that appear in both the case study and in your paper. What remains-uncrossed out is your analysis. It should constitute the majority of your paper. If it doesn't, you haven’t done an analysis. 10. (  ) A sentence lacks either a subject or a verb; a sentence does not begin with a capital letter or end with a period (citations in parentheses go ahead of periods, not behind them). I l. (  ) A sentence begins with a relative pronoun such as Which, Who, That, Where, and When. 12. (  ) A pronoun lacks a clear antecedent; that is, a word such as it, he, she, or they does not have an obvious link to a noun (especially noticeable if a sentence begins with it, he, she, or they). 13. (  ) A pronoun or verb fails to agree with its antecedent in number; that is, a single person or agency is referred to as they, or a plural subject is given a singular verb (such as, "members of the school board....gives their vote..."). 14. (  ) A sentence runs-on or uses a comma to splice independent ideas together; that is, complex ideas are not split into two sentences but are linked, often by a comma, into an overly long, wandering sentence. 

CHECKLIST FOR PLAGIARISM  1) (√)  I have not handed in this assignment for any other class.   2)  (√)  If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper.  3)  (√)  If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation within the text.  4) (√)  I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the paper.  5) (√)  I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read.   6) (√)  I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography.   7) (√ )  I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality.     8) (√)  I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and ideas used in my paper.    Name__Kellie Howering_______ Date_12/11/12_______________ 

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