This
paper analyzes the different ways in which
revenge is portrayed in this book and movie. It
explains that revenge is a central motivation in both and issues of revenge are played out in carefully designed meetings between opposing forces. It discusses how the action of Homer's epic "The Iliad" brings two huge armies together, one inside the walls of Troy and the other outside, as a massive act of revenge for the stealing of Helen. The paper explains how in "The Godfather" the film is set around a family involved in organized crime and how the theme of revenge is thread throughout.