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Question: Why was Vito nicknamed "The Godfather"?
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04/09/07 09:02 PM
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I'm a new fan of "The Godfather", and only managed to watch all 3 for the first time in the past three days, once. I still dont understand how Vito got the nickname "The Godfather" and what it means.
I was just hoping you could help me out.
Thanks
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Re: Question: Why was Vito nicknamed "The Godfather"?
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As the novel says, life is so tough that you need two fathers. It's common in European families, especially Catholic/Italian ones. They stand for you when you are baptized. Michael: "I've dedcided to be godfather to Connie's baby." I had a godfather. He looks after you. Thus, the Godfather. And, more broadly, Vito saw himself, and was seen by others, as a protector of his community--a stabilizing force, a dispenser of justice, a lender, a business partner, a political mover and shaker. Thus he functoned as a "godfather" to all who accepted him.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu,
E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu...
E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu
Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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Re: Question: Why was Vito nicknamed "The Godfather"?
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As far as the origin of the term goes, Mario Puzo said in an interview, “In Italian family culture, when you’re a little kid, you called all the friends of your parents ‘godfather’ and ‘godmother’ the way in American culture you called all family friends ‘aunt’ and ‘uncle,’ even though they’re not your aunt and uncle.” But he was the first one to use it in this particular way, of course!
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Re: Question: Why was Vito nicknamed "The Godfather"?
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As far as the origin of the term goes, Mario Puzo said in an interview, “In Italian family culture, when you’re a little kid, you called all the friends of your parents ‘godfather’ and ‘godmother’ the way in American culture you called all family friends ‘aunt’ and ‘uncle,’ even though they’re not your aunt and uncle.” But he was the first one to use it in this particular way, of course! I grew up very, very, very, very (molto) Italian and neither I nor any of my 5 siblings nor anyone in the neighborhood used it in that way. We had specific godfathers and godmothers from birth at the baptism. One each.
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Re: Question: Why was Vito nicknamed "The Godfather"?
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Maybe first he swore godfather to some children(Just like Foutane). And as time went by he was not only godfather to them but to all who loved and respected and owed an debt to him.
One has only one destiny, he cannot choose it.
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