Cody Character Analysis in The Poet X

Cody is a white red-headed boy who attends school with Twin and becomes Twin’s boyfriend. Xiomara only meets him once in passing, but she can see that he’s very in love with Twin. Cody’s parents are accepting of his sexuality and treat Twin warmly, but when Cody discovers that his family is moving away, he breaks things off with Twin.

Cody Character Timeline in The Poet X

The timeline below shows where the character Cody appears in The Poet X. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

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...kill him if they find out about this boy. Twin says the boy’s name is Cody and he already knows what Mami, Papi, and Xiomara will say. Xiomara thinks that she’s... (full context)

...poem for his ”White Boy.” Twin looks shocked, but says that his boyfriend is named Cody and he wants Xiomara to write something beautiful for herself. (full context)

Holding Twin; Cody. Xiomara gets home and reaches for the phone to call Mami, but she hears Twin... (full context)

...agrees quickly. Xiomara thinks that he must want something to get his mind off of Cody. (full context)

...week of Xiomara’s life. She writes and reads poems to Twin, who texts Caridad about Cody. Xiomara finds that she starts memorizing her poems as she edits. She recites them in... (full context)