49 pages • 1 hour read
Peggy McIntoshWhite Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
Nonfiction | Essay / Speech | Adult | Published in 1989A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Most persuasive nonfiction begins with a description of the problem and ends with a call to action. How does McIntosh’s essay “White Privilege” follow this pattern or break from it? How does the structure of McIntosh’s argument help her make the points she wants to make?
How did reading McIntosh’s essay influence the way you think about matters of race in your own life?
Imagine you encounter a white person who says that her childhood poverty was more of a detriment to her than her whiteness was an advantage. Would this statement seem plausible to you? Using compassion and kindness, respond to this person. You may use essay or letter form.
