Analysis Of A True Story By Mark Twain

White privilege does not equate to power, but instead ignorance. Twain satirizes this idea in “A True Story.” Misto C—sees her as “a cheerful, hearty soul,” and questions how she has lived without trouble, despite the fact that she is a black servant (Twain 138). Aunt Rachel has been conditioned to act a certain way around her superiors and she exemplifies the idea that a portrayed identity is enough to cover certain truths. As a result, Misto C—is naïve to her suppressed position as a woman and a slave. He takes her constant laughter at face value and does not go beyond what lies underneath her smile. Despite his position of power, Misto C—is “shallow and naïve, his initial views of Rachel influenced by popular cultural presuppositions