class disgussion by gab

it is proven through the naming of key and apallonia that mario puzo pays very close attention to how he names his characters. Studying the naming of other characters could also give incite into their characterization. micheal in hebrew means "he who is like god". I believe that this could refer to micheal corleone's amazing quality to make us like him nomatter all his actions. Now, how you define god defines how micheal corleone is like him, but my personal oppinion is that he is like god in the way that he does everything for a reason, such as when he refuses to make revenge killings for the death of sollozo, and when he doesn't tell his sister that he ordered the death of carlos. Even his name adds to his characterization as a purposeful person