[vollmond]

The best thing about Kerry's "ways" is that he came from a branch of the family that didn't have money. Imagine the burning that caused within him throughout his youth and early adult years, surrounded by the luxury of his relatives and only getting to enjoy it by their largess. It explains a lot about his character, attitudes and life choices.

[newsworthy]

I think that family dynamics play a role, too. The loss of self-worth engendered by his mother's abandonment---her sending him off to boarding school at age 11----probably accounts for his persistent superiority complex in adulthood.