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come on DonTommasio- Don't you know the answer? Take a good guess at it. Vito has Sonny join the family business for a very good reason. He doesn't want Sonny. He would rather have him pursue some other line of work. Why does Vito bring Sonny into the business?

Well, I guess hugeguy wants us to beg for the answer. To head off this begathon, I'll provide it:

SPOILER SPOILER

In the novel, Vito wants the young Sonny to be a lawyer. But the teenaged Sonny participates in a small-time stickup. Though he's not caught by the cops, Clemenza finds out about it. As Sonny's godfather, Clemenza has an obligation to report it to Vito. As I recall from the novel:

Vito rips Sonny a new orifice. But Sonny pipes up, bravely: "I saw you kill Fanucci." That statement stops Vito dead in his tracks. Vito struggles: "Don't you want to be a lawyer? A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a thousand men with guns." But Sonny replies: "I want to learn the olive oil business." Vito then utters his all-time famous line: "A man has but one destiny," and he puts Sonny under Clemenza's tutelege."

Now, can we move on?

But what does it mean??? Turnbull? Let's not be rude

Hello hugeguy,
Turnbull isn't rude. He's one of the most polite people in this forum.
I guess what he wanted to tell you as subtly as possible was that you're welcome on this board.
Perhaps you could check out what these forums and threads are all about. Some threads are meant for discussions (like this one), others are meant for fun, guessing games, etc., like the Dialogue Game thread.
Don't worry, keep on posting, join the discussions. Perhaps spend a thought where to post your what.

Oh, and maybe the Godfather Novel forum could be interesting for you:
http://www.gangsterbb.net/threads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=3&page=1

Thanks, Danito.
And yes, hugeguy, you're welcome here. As Danito said, there are specific threads or forums for quizzes, guessing games, etc. If you're a big fan of the novel, you should check out the link Danito provided.

Sonny is brought into the business so Vito can watch him. HE IS THE ONLY PERSON whose testimony can convict Vito for murder. Vito brings Sonny into the business to protect Vito

Hmm. Do you really think Santino would have testified against his father?

Never.

How the hell do you figure that???

So I guess the murder contracts that Vito gave to Clemenza, Tessio and Luca over the years were inadmissible?