battles and wars... care to elaborate?
Defeats Roth--but has to kill Fredo for betraying him. Outsmarts the Senators--but loses Kay. Finally gains control of Immobiliare--but beloved daughter killed in the process. Dies broken-hearted in Sicily, attended only by a little dog...
Any one of those negatives could have happened without the prior positive.
I dont see the analogy those.... Roth was the battle and Fredo was the war?? etc... etc... etc...
It is really surprising to me that you can't see the relation between these elements of the analogies. Fredo and Roth represent the two main facets of Michael's life, the business and the family. Michael came out on top in his business leanings, yet it cost him part of his blood family in each case. Michael was sure to win every battle he ever came across, but the war, the retention of himself as a family man, the keeping together of his family unit, was a total failure. very easy.
