Connor doesn't like the Admiral because Connor, in general, has problems with authority figures.
Connor is a rebellious teenager. That is why his parents are having him unwound. They simply don't know what to do about him any longer. The Admiral is a major authority figure in the book. He runs the Graveyard, which is a safe haven for runaway Unwinds. The Admiral has lots of rules for the Unwinds that he is protecting. An entire chapter is devoted to it in fact. Additionally, the Admiral doesn't tolerate any Unwind slacking off. They all must work. Connor is not comfortable with that kind of authority over him.
Connor also believes that the Admiral is using the Unwinds for his own gain.
Work call infuriates Connor. He never puts his hand up, even if it's something he might actually want to do. "The Admiral's using us," he says to the kids around him. "Don't you see that?"
Most of the Unwinds do not agree with Connor or don't care. In fact, Hayden tells Connor that he would rather be used whole instead of in pieces.
Another reason for why Connor doesn't like the Admiral is because Connor doesn't trust him. Connor doesn't trust the Admiral to have the Unwinds' best interest in mind, because Connor believes that the Admiral has body parts from an Unwind.
"Pretty obvious that they're not his. I hear he keeps a picture of the kid he got them from in his office. An Unwind like us, who, thanks to him, never made it to eighteen. Makes you wonder how much more of him comes from us. Makes you wonder if there's anything left of the original Admiral at all."
Connor doesn't believe the Admiral truly wants to save Unwinds, because the Admiral has obviously benefited from the parts of an Unwind.
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