... one million copies. This novel and it's ideas are mainly pulled up from Puzo's life in New York City, and the fact that he was raised by two english iliterate, Italian Imigrants. Later the novel was produced as a motion picture which was followed by two sequels. All of which, were co-written screenplays by Puzo himself. The Godfather, due to its ... Puzo was great at researching, and researching is what he did to lay out this dramatic plot. Growing up as an Italian American, Puzo brought into the novel such codes as honor and loyalty, and his vast knowledge in Italian and Sicilian cultu...

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