Conflict in life may be unpleasant but literature readers find it exciting. Characters in conflict stand out clearly as to what they truly are. In Mario Puzo's, "The Godfather", the core conflict is revealed almost immediately through "The Shooting of Don Corleone". The Don presents this conflict with his refusal to participate in the drug business, the conflict of man vs. society. This decision will cause a snowball effect of future conflicts. The first sparks …showed first 75 words of 890 total…

…showed last 75 words of 890 total…the drug business was a decision based on "family" responsibility. Sonny's interest in drugs was fueled by greed and Michael's will be driven by revenge. It was a series of conflicts all building up to a devastating, definitive conclusion that will show us a tragic view of life. The reader can predict that Michael Corleone who claimed to be different from the rest of the family would become more ruthless than Don Vito ever was.