Characters

There are many different characters in the movie "Goodfellas" the main character is Henry Hill. He is a half Italian, half Irish man and he is involved with the Lucchese crime family. He is a very respected man, and he is always true to his word. He does what he has to do for his friends, and for his family. He has a wife and kids, but he also has a girlfriend on the side, but that is normal to him. He gets involved in cocaine trafficing, and eventually gets jail time. He then becomes a rat in order to save himself. The next charecter is Jimmy. Jimmy is a very well respected man. He used to do hits for the mob, so killing people is no big thing for him. He loves to rob places, ecspecially trucks. He is a bit older than Henry but they are great friends and they look out for each other. He is one of the people that gets ratted out when Henry tells the cops everything. Tommy is Henry's best friend. They have been doing everything since they were teenagers. He is a hothead however, and he lets his emotions get the best of him. It could be seen as the Napoleon Complex, because he is a short guy as well. He kills many people and this eventually kills him because he gets "whacked" by his own family. These are the three main characters and they all are tight knit, until drugs and murder tear them apart.