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Poet X - Coggle Diagram
Poet X
Body
Xiomara is sexualized by everyone for her body
she has always hated her body for being the cause of being mistreated by men and women
She is starting to show interest in her body and men's bodies
Xiomara defends herself and her friends/family with her body/fists
Religion
mother is extremely religious
Mother
wants Xiomara to be pure
favorites Xavier
very religious
from Dominican Republic
religion controls her entire life because of her parents
Xiomara is questioning her belief in religion
a lot of religious trauma
Coming of age
both twins learning about their own sexuality
both twins doing it alone, as they hardly talk and don't go to the same school
Xiomara gets caught kissing a boy and is extremely punished (p 192)
Xiomara finds her love for poetry and wants to express it
wants to join the spoken poetry club but it's on the same day as communion
Ms. Galiano becomes a role-model for Xiomara
Xiomara wants to rebel
Family
Twin brother: Xavier
gay
poster child
nerdy
Xiomara sticks up for him because he doesn't stick up for himself
Father
used to be wild womanizer
present but absent (p 65)
from Dominican Republic