What is the writing background of mario puzo's The Godfather? How to appreciate it?

Mafia originated in Sicily, Italy, and was introduced to the United States by Italian immigrants. It established organizations in major American cities and gradually became the most powerful black power group in the United States. They each have their own camp, collude with the government police, have their own strict organization and huge armed forces. They smuggle drugs, open casinos and make huge profits. They set fires, secretly robbed and engaged in organized criminal activities. American theorists have commented that the mafia is a shadow government with great power.

Many readers of The Godfather believe that Puzo must have something to do with the mafia described in the book. In fact, Puzo has nothing to do with underworld organizations. Based on the anecdotes in the streets of new york and the stories of Italian mothers, he carefully consulted a large number of relevant books and materials, made an in-depth study of the history and present situation of the mafia, and wrote this work with his rich experience and imagination.

Victor, the young godfather, fled to America because of family feud, dreaming of a stable life in this ideal country. The Ko Leoni family with dreams is in trouble in America. It is not so much a paradise on earth as a hell on earth. The choice between ideal and reality is immediately manifested in the level of life and death: either stick to your dream and die, or be stolen or taken away by reality. The old godfather chose to conform to reality, which was the first time that his American dream was shattered. After being forced to engage in underworld activities during the economic depression, he tried his best to hide it in front of his family, especially the next generation, carefully disguised it, and avoided mentioning his career positively, hoping that his children and grandchildren could live in the sun away from their families. While establishing a family business, Leoni seems to be getting closer and closer to freedom, and has established an ideal system in his own free kingdom. As a rule maker outside the law, he gave people in the kingdom ideal freedom, equality and stability. But in fact, it is getting farther and farther away from the ideal free kingdom and upper class.

The old godfather has achieved great success in the family business, but he is hesitating, struggling, hesitating, and even obstructing and refusing his eldest son to enter the business. He had to accept the fact that he entered the "family business" until his eldest son told him that it brought endless thoughts to readers. When he has a choice, he would rather have no heir in the family business than go his own way. The Leoni family came to the United States to seek a free life and integrate into the free kingdom, not to establish an independent free kingdom. Their ideal kingdom of freedom is the mainstream American society, where everyone is equal and success depends on personal efforts. However, this last hope and yearning for the mainstream society led to the elimination of the Leoni family by other families, which completely destroyed the possibility of the Leoni family realizing their dreams and almost ruined the life of the old Ke Leoni. Not only the family business is threatened, but also the lives of family members who are temporarily calm under the protection of family business are threatened. Coe Leoni's family was forced to start drug trafficking, and the dream of the old godfather was shattered again.

Although Victor himself joined the gang, he hoped that his descendants could live in the sun. However, when Michael, the only youngest son of the Leoni family who can realize his dream, entered the family business, the dream of Vito, the godfather of the older generation, was finally completely shattered. However, in the face of this irreversible reality, the old godfather Vito has no choice but to be deeply helpless, so it seems to be summed up as: a person has only one fate. From the pursuit of a free kingdom to the introduction of the Leoni family to the American continent, and finally to the desire for peace and stability.