Zary Goode Character

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In two of the three books in this series - Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy, and Don’t Judge a Girl by Her Cover - one character that was prominent was Zach Goode. However, Zach is an enigmatic character, whose relationship with Cammie - not to mention Zach himself - changed rapidly. After taking a closer look at Zach’s character, it is quite easy to find some very interesting things. At first, in Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy, Zach is a mysterious boy that Cammie, Macey, Bex, and Liz spend hours trying to figure out. For example, the study date with Cammie and Zach. While Cammie was trying to get information, Zach was tricking and messing with her. This is a real hint at his character traits. The character trait is again showed when the Code Black happened and Zach didn’t own up to being with Cammie. (“‘Cammie?’ Zach asked, sounding confused. ‘Morgan?’ he asked again, then laughed. ‘Why would I be with her?’” -page 156) Though these two examples are not quite the same, they still both show similar character traits of Zach. However, soon we see him begin to change. As Cammie realized that Zach wasn’t as guilty as she thought (at the end of the book) they started working together to get the disk back. Zach changes from a lying, backstabbing boy to an ally. …show more content…

At the start of the books, Cammie and Zach disliked each other. However, soon their relationship becomes neutral, then they become friends. Finally, they start to love each other. I think that this is supposed to show, as I mentioned before, how love really is. It’s no secret that Zach and Cammie's love each other - it’s obvious to anyone who read this series. However, after seeing how long of a path these two characters travelled, you can see that there has to be some amount of symbolism in there. What I found was this: their relationship showed the ups and downs of love, but it also taught the readers that if love was true, it stayed

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