Zhuge Liang and Corleone are both famous figures in the literary works. Although they are very different in that one is a loyal Prime Minister and the other is the leader of the underworld, but the two authors of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and The Godfather have a profound respect for them. Through the comparison of depiction of the two figures by learning about their deeds and features, the writer tries to find out the differences and similarities of western and Chinese literary creation of the two figures and their original cultures.
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Introduction ………………………………………………………………………… 1
I. The Portrait of Zhuge Liang in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms …………3
A. The Image of Zhuge Liang………………………………………………3
B. Zhuge Liang’s Deeds………………………………………………………… 3
II. The Portrait of Corleone in The Godfather ………………………………………6
Corleone’s Image ………………………………………………………6
Corleone’s Stories ……………………………………………………………6
Ⅲ. The Comparison of Depiction of the Two Figures …………………………… 9
A. Similarities …………………………………………………………………9
B. Differences …………………………………………………………………11
Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………13
Acknowledgements …………………………………………………………………15
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………16
