Nazorine Character Analysis

A baker who immigrated to New York from Sicily. He grew up with Vito Corleone in Italy, and the two men remained friends in America. Nazorine once called on Don Vito’s assistance after the owner of a furniture store he purchased declared bankruptcy and refused to return his deposit. After Don Corleone swiftly covers the deposit, Nazorine swears his loyalty to the Don. Throughout the years, Nazorine shows his respect to the Don by delivering various baked goods and pastries to him at Christmas, Easter, and family birthdays. At the beginning of the novel, Nazorine implores Don Corleone to prevent Enzo, an Italian prisoner of war and the boyfriend of his daughter, Katherine, from being deported back to Italy. Enzo is also a helper in Nazorine’s bakery. In a display of the influence he holds over prominent politicians, Don Vito prevents Enzo’s deportation.