so honestly, he probably only had the education and maturity of a 7 year old, not being able to look past superficial appearances and initial impressions
because he's a kind person...imagine being raised by Mrs. Joe...you're probably not going to turn out to be a "wonderful" person if she was your sister and surrogate mother
yes...i do feel sorry for him, but there's a point where a book character is so pathetic (not inadequate pathetic but arousing pity pathetic) that you start feeling a bit annoyed