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The second pivotal role is her portrayal of Kay Adams in The Godfather. Keaton’s character is that of the perfect American daughter—naïve, loyal, and embodying the idealized “All-American” identity. In the film’s climax, her confrontation with Michael Corleone, played by Al Pacino, where she questions his morality, culminates in a powerful scene reminiscent of a classic Western motif. As Michael slams the door on her, it signals the closing of the door on the American Dream—an America that once welcomed her innocence but now retreats into a darker reality.