Person A is an entrepreneur. He comes from a solidly middle-class background and holds the values which were instilled within him from an early age; his political and metaphysical views do not differ in the slightest from those of his father or of his grandfather. But unlike them, Person A decided to break out on his own and become financially independent - to establish himself in the world by means of his own ingenuity. To that end, he has succeeded. Whatever it is he sells, be it antiques or household products or confectionery goods, Person B produces goods which are consumed by others like him.
Is the implication that the father and grandfather were not financially independent?
In the last sentence, is it supposed to be Person
A? And how does one "produce" antiques?
How is this different from Person A? You have stated that both produce goods consumed by others like themself.