What made him a shit person?
He ran away from his family.
Is their a reason given?
From what I've read, he was an abusive alcoholic. He beat his wife, beat his son, and went off on week-long benders away from home. He finally just never came back, and then so many decades later they found his body on a New York park bench. I think the reason he is considered a shit person is because of his relationship with his family was detrimental and abusive...
