For it means that no nobility or aristocracy, established before the capitalist era, has stood in tense opposition to the higher bourgeoisie. It means that this bourgeoisie has monopolized not only wealth but prestige and power as well. Should it be determined that all I have written so far is true, it would not be to far off the mark to say that America is not the wonderful land of opportunity that we are led to believe it is. Not everyone can become president, and we all do not have the opportunity to become millionaires, or even thousnadaires. Money alone is not what is needed to gain access to power, but the other ingredients are required also, as is stated above.
Mills goes on to look at the character of the elite.
He states that elite already defines themselves as worthy of their position. They have come to believe that they are naturally elite and that there possessions and privileges as extensions of their own elite selves. To help us under stand the power elite Mills breaks it down to three major keys. I will further develop what the three major keys are. First we will look at the psychology.