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On The Sopranos, What Does It Mean To Be Free?

On The Sopranos, what does it mean to be free? Tony Soprano brings up how in the Declaration of Independence, “The pursuit of happiness is guaranteed in writing.” What about freedom on The Sopranos? It depends on who you are, I guess. Let’s take a look at a few different characters on The Sopranos and see: First, Hesh Rabkin. In S1, E6, “Pax Soprana,” when Junior decides to start taxing Hesh at the recommendation of Livia Soprano, Hesh tells Tony that with everything going on, he may leave the area. Tony responds by saying that if Hesh was separated from this action, he wouldn’t know what to do with himself and would probably “kill himself.” Because Heish isn’t a made guy, he actually could have left, though we know he does decide to stay. And that brings us to our next person… Up next: Eugene Pontecorvo. As opposed to Tony thinking Hesh would kill himself if he left the area, with Eugene, he died by suicide because he COULDN’T leave. It didn’t matter that he gave Tony a piece of his aunt’s two-million-dollar inheritance and has known Tony since they were kids playing CYO basketball. Sometimes getting out of New Jersey means going to California, while other times it’s just a little bit up north in New England, like New Hampshire, for example. And that brings us to our next character: Vito Spatafore. Vito Spatafore is married with two kids, but he’s secretly gay and gets spotted dancing with a man at a gay bar in early season six, and we know how strong that North Jersey grapevine is. When Vito realizes he’s been outed, he leaves at night and drives up to New Hampshire, where he meets his favorite Johnnycakes and can finally be his real self. But nobody said being your real self is easy, and especially not when you’re a member of an organized crime family and your job is to be in North Jersey doing what your boss wants you to do. What’s interesting, though, is that it wasn’t Tony or Phil or any of their guys who found Vito and brought him back to New Jersey. No, that was Vito himself. Old habits die hard, and even if you’ve been living a lie, it’s not so easy to live your truth in the world in which Vito is used to operating. Up next: Meadow/Finn. Quite a contrast here between how Tony speaks to his one family at home and his other family – the DiMeo Crime Family. In S4, E2, “No Show,” Tony and Carmela are arguing with Meadow because she wants to take off a semester from college to go live abroad in Europe. While Tony can only shout to Meadow and hope she listens, with the DiMeo Family, Tony truly does have the upper hand. It helps to be the boss. While Meadow may not have gone to Europe, she could have, and she did go away for a little bit to California, though she came back not long after when things went south with her and Finn DeTrolio. When Finn says, “These are difficult choices. What, you’d rather not have choices?” it makes me think of all the characters involved in organized crime and the fact that they may say they’re powerful and happy and act like theyre on top of the world, are they really? Up next: Christopher/Adriana. I suppose it’s not always all or nothing. You could be Christopher Moltisanti and get some brief respite out in California, but don’t think of moving there. You see what happened to Adriana when she wanted to be “Leaving [for] California.” Moreover, moving to the New York side, let’s talk about Johnny Sack. Underboss and then boss of the Lupertazzi Crime Family, he’s arrested in the season five finale on a host of charges associated with his role in La Cosa Nostra. Johnny pleaded guilty to 47 RICO predicates in exchange for a reduced sentence of 15 years and a fine of $4.1 million. To him, there was a light at the end of the 15-year tunnel in the form of his wife, kids, probably grandkids, and more. Though when it’s all said and done, as we know, Johnny doesn’t get to come out the other side a free man because he dies of lung cancer. “There’s no Stage 5,” as we know all too well. Finally, Carmine Lupertazzi, Jr. When he says “It wasn’t about being boss, it was about being happy,” to me, that’s a free man. So, what do you think it means to be free? As with many other things, I think it’s in the eye of the beholder. You know, like that Korshack test! I hope you enjoy this video! If you did, make sure to LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE to Sopranos Blueprint! I’d love to hear your thoughts. #thesopranos #sopranos #sopranosblueprint Copyright disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, sharing copyrighted materials for “fair use” purposes, such as criticism, commentary, teaching, and research, is permissible and not considered a violation of copyright law. 00:00 Introduction 00:39 Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness? The Irony. 01:23 Hesh Rabkin 01:59 Eugene Pontecorvo 02:49 Vito Spatafore 03:37 Meadow and Finn 05:00 Adriana and Christopher 05:45 Johnny Sack 06:43 Carmine Lupertazzi, Jr.