History Characters / TheIrishman

** Another noticeable aspect that separates Frank from both Jimmy and Henry is that, unlike them, Frank never shows the slightless hint of greed, or at the very least not greed for the the material, power and glamour. Frank does small jobs for Russ as favors out of loyalty while he did the rest of the his side and teamster activities to provide for his family and ex-wife, as Frank implies early on in the film that after a certain point the money he was making as a truck driver alone simply wasn't enough.

** He's the polar opposite of Henry Hill. Henry had wanted to be in and joined the criminal lifestyle from an early age while Frank only joined by pure chance when he was already an adult and married with kids. Henry had no interest in ever earning an honest living while Frank had a stable and good-paying job as a truck driver that he enjoyed. Henry was attracted to the glamour of the lifestyle and is later blindsided by the violent aspect and that his friends have no issue in having him killed while Frank mainly just sees it as a job and is never afforded any illusions about it's positive sides or how expendable he truly is. Henry rises as high as he can through the ranks while Frank is never more than a low level hitman, and any real status he has is in the union. Henry sells out his peers to save himself but has no regrets about his actions, only about losing his privileges, and leads a decently comfortable life after. Frank stays loyal, even after the people he's protecting are long dead, and his actions have left him completely alone with nothing to do but wait for his impending death.