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The Narrative Code of “Goodfellas”
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The Narrative Code of "Goodfellas" Code of Dimensions: Setting: Brooklyn and Queens, New York. Time: 1950-1980 Imagery: Majority of the time we see images of drugs, cigars, guns and knives which are used and carried around by the goodfellas. This act as icons, which illustrate what the mafia are renound for and the real job of these characters, is to steal and to kill. City area is the basis of the scenes, where shots in restaurants and in bars are utilised. These are the places where these men negotiate their deals and handle their money as well as eat pasta, drink their whiskies and play poker. Pasta also is symbolic of Italy, where the Mafia originated from portraying that these gangsters are patriotic for their Sicilian roots, which are required to become the ultimate "wise guy". This imagery provides us with insight into the lives of people within the mafia and the power that...
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