Flashbacks In The Poet X By Elizabeth Acevedo

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In the book The Poet X the author Elizabeth Acevedo uses flashbacks to provide the background information on how Xiomara's and her moms relationship used to be and how it has changed. Xiomara is a 16 year old girl who ever since she went into puberty, has had a strained relationship with her mom, who's been treating her like a nun. Xiomaras mom has a lot of Christian ideals, and she devotes her life to God and makes sure her kids do too. Some of Xiomara's moms rules are Xiomara cannot date until she is married, she cant even hangout with boys, and she expects Xavier (Xiomara's twin) to bring home a girl (he is Gay but she doesn't know). One of the authors' use of flashbacks to show Xiomara's past relationship with her mom is when Xiomara's