Invisible Privilege

I see privilege as being invisible because the more possessions people have in their life allows them to become more comfortable with their surroundings, this makes it harder for these people to realize what opportunities are available to them. Andrea in this case has always grown up in this Montclair House with extra amenities throughout that house that people could only wish to have, and the accessibility to sought after schools. Just like Andrea, people who are raised in means that they can not see privilege. Categories that are more likely aware of privilege I believe are those in the lower class brackets than that of those in the higher classes of living.
Andrea was so uncomfortable in Jewel’s Newark House because of how the other kids spoke to each other, which she was not used to, the lack of lighting the house, the second bathroom in the basement having inadequate to no lighting really frightened her when she need to use it. And lastly because she and her Mother were the only two white people there. I do believe that some people can overcome the social differences that are described with these two families. Many people will stick to their old ways of thinking and not change from these ideas. For example middle aged white businessmen with a fixed ideology of how it’s socially acceptable means of living be able to casually co-habitate with men and women of less means.
Some of the elements of privilege that I can identify personally is the ability to be living away from my family, being a full time student, working so few hours at a job and some of the high cost cycling bikes I own.  I feel that these privileges do not affect my relationships with others because the town community I live in is known to be Middle -upper class living and many of the items I own are just an entry point to others, and everyone likes to be apart of one another’s lives.