Main character hard to empathize with

Rating: 3/10 (27 April 2011)

For the most part I liked the plot, and I chose it because it was based on a book by Jon Krakauer.
However, I was turned off by how spoiled and inconsiderate he was. His parents fought when he was young, okay, whose didn't? Now they want to buy him a car and put him through law school - this is what he needs to escape from? We should all have such problems! It was also unforgivable of him to take off without a word to anyone, and to burn money just because he was above that sort of thing after enjoying a comfortable upbringing. I'm sure that money could have fed or clothed someone.And his life savings? Sounds noble, but would he have had it if his parents hadn't paid to put him through a top school? I like to think that he would have learned something from the experience if he had survived it though, given the chance. Although the attention probably would have made him even more self-centered.
It's the kind of experience we all dream of having, but very few actually do. Hopefully, the few who do are better prepared for it than this guy.