【正文】 Sicilia. Sicilian anized crime was a dominating manifestation of crime during that timeframe, and is even wellknown There are various levels of conflicts in The Godfather. Clashes are ubiquitous at any time, such as the quarrel between lovers, different interests among opponents and different ethnic groups, as well as various religious believes among people. Yet only a few conflicts also have a criminal dimension. This article deciphers these kinds of conflicts, by describing the phenomenon of criminality, analyzing the causes and gives solutions about how to reduce criminality as effectively as possible. A. The Criminal Activities 4 There are multifaceted criminal activities which are illustrated in the The Godfather. However they can be categorized by differentiating the particular Criminal offenders and the victims. All in all there are three different categories of crime that occur in the novel. The following section gives examples of each category and presents the connections between them. 1. Criminal Actions Committed by Civilians Towards Civilians To a lot of people who lived in that timeframe America seemed to be a paradise, a place with uncountable opportunities and perfect social conditions, where everyone could reach their dreams if they want. It is said that America is a country where quality, fairness, happiness and fortune prevailed. This is the main reason why so many immigrants came to the United States to pursue their American Is it true, that only fairness and fortune can be found in America? There is following example: Two months ago he took her for a drive. He had a masculine friend with him. They made her drink whiskey and then they tried to take advantage of her. She resisted. She kept her honor. They beat her. Like an animal. When I went to the hospital she had two black eyes. Her nose was broken. Her jaw was shattered. They had to wire it together. She wept through her pain. ?Father, Father, why did they do it? Why did they do this to me?‘ And I wept.‖ Bonasera could not speak further, he was weeping now though his voice had not betrayed his 5 This introductory part of the book narrates how an innocent girl suffered from a traumatic experience: Amerigo Bonasera‘s daughter had a boyfriend who took her for a drive. His coarse friend acpanied them. They tried to get her drunk in order to take advantage of her. She resisted, and they resorted to violence. When her father went to the hospital she had two black eyes. Her nose was broken, and her jaw shattered. This crime introduces the reader to a felony, which was mitted by civilians. The primary motivation of the offenders, to take sexual advantage of a girl, was to satisfy their base motives. Therefore the motivation for the crime is rather primitive. The massive violence was mitted, because their attempt failed. This savage reaction of the offenders is rather archaic. As if aggression would be a drive that resulted directly from the frustration about unsatisfied It is due to all these parameters that the crime seems to be primitive, barbaric and gruesome. 2. The Criminality Committed by the Mafia Towards Civilians The second category of criminality is directly mitted by the Mafia, the anized criminality. In the following examines, whether the Mafia criminality in The Godfather fits into the acknowledged definition of anized crime: Organized crime or criminal anizations are transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals for the purpose of engaging in illegal activity… An anized gang or criminal set can also be referred to as a The Godfather, Don Corleone, also runs a criminal enterprise. In this enterprise he, with the support of his lawyer Tom Hagen, meets all important decision. He is the central intelligence, the brain, of his enterprise. Thus his 6 enterprise is centralized. The enterprise has his roots and still some connections to Sicily in Italy, therefore the enterprise can be deemed transnational. The key activities of the enterprise are gambling and alcohol smuggling. So the purpose of the enterprise is obviously to engage in criminal actions. As we can see the Mafia enterprise of The Godfather fits into the definition above. Nevertheless there are some outstanding aspects of his Mafia business, which shall be highlighted. The first substantial characteristic is that Don Corleonethe leader of the Mafia groupuses the concept of friendship as a constitutive element. He does people amost likely illegalfavor and they may be asked to return the favor later on. This kind of friendship he is not only keeping with the upper class. Everyone can turn to him as long as they show their respect, honesty, and loyalty. This method can be condensed in an old Chinese wisdom: ―whom beloved and supported by the people heartily, who will win the world.‖11 In this way, Don Corleone makes people part of his Mafia empire to expand it, and use people‘s individual talents. Puzo explains this whole concept on the example of Amerigo Bonasera. He is also an Italian American but unlike Don Corleone he had the intention to live a life as an honorable American who clings to the values of his country. He gave up this moral code after his daughter was brutally mistreated. The Godfather helped him to get revenge by maltreating the offenders of his daughter: The two big men were beating Moonan to jelly. They did so with frightening deliberation, as if they had all the time in the world. They did not throw punches in flurries… One of them held Wagner up by using his two hands around Wagner39。s daughter seems to be a more sophisticated reason than the primitive motive of her offenders. Even though this is true, the selfadministrated justice of