Kay Adams is shown within the first few minutes of the opening of the film. In a bright red dress with white polka dots and a straw hat she makes her initial, and perhaps most memorable, appearance. Her pale face with delicate features and perfectly curled, blonde hair immediately set her apart from the rest of the characters. As the scene progresses she becomes more and more conspicuous. It is obvious that she does not fit in with the Corleone family at all which may be a part of the reason she is deemed so attractive in Michael’s eyes. She seems to be a large part of his life. However, when Michael receives the news of his father’s injury he immediately enters a telephone booth, slamming the glass door in Kay’s face. While he talks the camera angle continuously shows Kay’s face behind the glass: watching. She is left on the outside, looking in. Coppola chose to incorporate this small detail since it accentuates the fact that she is an outsider in his life. She is standing outside looking through the glass at a closely-knit family (and mafia business) that she is unable to enter or come closer to.
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