I was middle class and fucked up and spoilt.

I have become very aware how under-represented are the stories of the underprivileged and undervalued. Our records are, in general, very male and if not always the material of the rich, certainly (for obvious reasons) the material of the literate.

I'm painfully middle class.

Elm Street was the dividing line between the two worlds. On either side of this line there were families who had trouble making both ends meet, but those who lived below the intersection didn't bother to conceal it.

The middle class [would] continue moving out.

During the last 20 years or so, the so-called 'middle class' -- read the top five per cent of the income scale -- has become rich beyond its wildest dreams.