A short reading respond (100 words) in “The Apostate” by Jack London

Question: Given the conditions his mother and siblings will have to endure and given his own needs and rights as an individual, do you feel that it is morally correct for Johnny to leave his family at the end of “The Apostate”?

“The Apostate” by Jack London:

http://london.sonoma.edu/writings/godlaughs/apostate.html