Post 9

For this post 9, I'm going to talk about Donnie Brasco again. Last week I went over the setting and summarized the book, so if at any point you have no clue what I'm talking about you can refer back to that post. This week I'm going to talk about real life relations to the book.


 One text to reality relation the book has is that the Mafia actually exist. They were powerful in America up until the mid-90's thanks to law enforcement taking them down. However in Italy, where the Mafia originated from, they are still very powerful in the 21st century and have even been known to carry out political assassinations there.


 Another text to reality relation the book has is the law enforcement aspects. Joe Pistone, the agent who infiltrated the Mafia in Donnie Brasco, is a real person. He started as a New York policeman, worked his way into the FBI, and took an assignment to infiltrate. The evidence he gathered and his testimonies in court helped to convict many Mafia bosses. He and his family had to go into hiding for many years to protect themselves from Mafia retribution, but he can now go public.

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