Lupita Or Not To Be Mexican Analysis

In the poem “Drama”, Mr. Cortés tells Lupita that she “needs to lose her accent” if she is serious about acting. At first, I felt kind of offended that he would tell her that, but the more I thought about it the more it made sense. I believe that Mr. Cortés didn’t mean no harm by his remark, but more of a good intention. If Lupita can learn to lose her accent, she can portray the characters as they are making the performance a better experience. It can help her with better opportunities and allow her to learn different accents from across the world.
In the poem, “To be or not to be Mexican”, Lupita’s friends accuse her for wanting to be white because she “sounds white.” When Lupita lost her accent to better herself in drama, her friends felt