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The Poet X (Part 1)

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  • Who is the religious parent who is strict?
    Mami (Xiomara's mom)
  • Conflict: “He didn’t fight because my hands became fists for him."
    person vs. person
  • Who is the main character of the story?
    Xiomara
  • Who says this: “Mira, muchacha”
    Mami (Xiomara's mom)
  • Conflict: Xiomara is sexually harassed by men all the time.
    person vs. society
  • Who is the quiet parent who is emotionally absent?
    Papi (Xiomara's father)
  • Conflict: Xiomara cannot decide if she should be Catholic
    person vs. self (internal conflict)
  • Who is priest of the church?
    Father Sean
  • What is the type of conflict?
    person vs. self (internal conflict)
  • Conflict: “But Mami’s been telling me early as I can remember I can’t have a boyfriend until I’m done with college”
    person vs. person
  • Who is Xiomara's brother?
    Twin (Xavier)
  • Who says this: "Teenage girls are overexcited. Puberty changes their mind. Son locas"
    Papi (Xiomara's dad)
  • Conflict: “It happens when I wear shorts. It happens when I wear jeans. It happens when I stare at the ground. It happens when I stare ahead… It simply never stops.”
    person vs. society
  • Who says this: “Homie, what makes you think you can ‘handle’ me when you couldn’t even handle the ball?”
    Xiomara
  • Who is Xiomara's English teacher?
    Ms. Galiano
  • Who says this: "Recently, she's got all kinds of devils inside of her"
    Mami (Xiomara's mom)
  • Conflict: Xiomara and her mom disagree
    person vs. person (external conflict)
  • Who is the boy that Xiomara likes?
    Aman
  • Conflict: “She tells me if I don’t confirm here she will send me to D.R.”
    person vs. person
  • Conflict: “But today, I feel the question… : what’s the point of God giving me life if I can’t live it as my own?”
    person vs. self (internal conflict)