Literary Features Hunt- Contrast & Symbol

      When watching the Godfather, I became fascinated with the use of contrast.  I think that contrast really illuminates the central idea throughout the movie.  This literary feature really exemplifies how the Godfather is truly higher and more powerful than everyone else.  The lighting really represented the literary feature, contrast because it compared two how the Godfather is completely different from everyone else.  An example of contrast was in the beginning of the movie when the Godfather was sitting in his chair at the desk.  The lighting technique was so profoundly used in this scene as the power of the Godfather was clearly evident.  By this I mean that the lighting technique was used to create a halo around the Godfather.  The halo around the Godfather was the only radiance in that room as everything else was black.  In my opinion, light symbolizes purification and black symbolizes darkness.  It almost seems as if everything in the room except for the Godfather, is damaging deathly.  If you look at it this way, it's hard to understand why the Godfather would be considered good, as he is the head leader of the Mafia and why everything else is considered damaging or deathly.

     Symbolism illuminates the central idea because the Godfather is a very important person and he is symbolic to people.  Symbolism was another literary feature used as well as it connects with the literary feature, contrast.  Contrast and Symbolism connect with one another because they both show how the Godfather is more powerful than everyone else.