the godfather a comparison

Michael Vs. Sonny At a first glance Michael and Sonny appear to be
quite different. Upon further observation, however, they have some
similarities. Although they are different in areas of personality, values,
and their tempers, they are similar in areas of loyalty, their respect for
their father, and their strong family ties. Their personalities are
quite different. Sonny is brash and arrogant, where Michael is calm and
cool. When Don Corleone was in the hospital and Sonny is in charge, the
family got kind of careless. He doesn't seem to care what could happen
due to his actions. He wants to kill the police captain and doesn't think
about the repercussions. Tom has to tell him that it wouldn't be good to
kill a cop, but they end up doing it anyway. I think Michael was pushed
into it because of his loyalty to the family. He is more calculating in
manner. Near the end when he "takes care of all the family business" on
the day of the Baptism is a prime example of this. Because he was this
way, the objects of his violence had no idea that it was coming. Their
values are another way that they differ. Michael is a man of honor. He
doesn't run around having affairs with different women. He only marries
twice because his first wife was killed in the explosion. Sonny is an
adulterer. He is with another women during his sisters wedding, along
with a few other times throughout the movie. Their tempers were not
nearly the same. Sonny had a bad temper, while Michael did not.
Sonny's temper ended up getting him killed. He flew off the handle when
he found out that his sister had been beaten and ran out of the house
without anyone with him. During those times he should have known
better, but all he had on his mind was vengeance. Michael on the other
hand is fairly calm about things. He knows that Carlos was involved in
Sonny's death, but he lets it go until it is time to deal with it. They are
similar in loyalty. They do what they need to do for their friends and
family. When others help them out, they do the same. Although Sonny
felt that the move towards narcotics was a good idea, he didn't go in that
direction when he was in charge. They both had great respect for

their father. When he wanted something done they jumped. When He
was shot, Michael rushed home to see if he could help. He eventually got
involved in the family business because of this. Sonny wanted the people
who had been involved in the shooting to pay at all costs. Finally they
both had strong family ties (towards the Corleone family). When a
member of the family needed something they gave it to them. Sonny was
outraged to learn that his sister was the victim of spousal abuse, and
wanted to get her husband for it. They did everything they could to make
sure that every member of the family was safe at all times. Michael even
gave up a whole year of his life to avenge his father's shooting. He had
to go to Italy to "hide out" afterwards. In conclusion, Sonny and
Michael were two completely different people, with different traits. They
had different ways of doing things, but in all of that they remained so
much the same. I think that has to do with the way their Father brought
them up, because I feel that he was the role model that they were molded
after.