Good question. Connor is a complex kid, so your question isn't so straightforward. To know how Connor feels about something, it would help to know which part of the story you might be asking about.
In the beginning of Unwind, Connor only sees external factors in regard to how they will affect him or how they can be used by him. That's why he decides to take Lev hostage in the first place. He sees Lev as a tool to be used to escape from the unwind police. Connor's focus on external factors affecting him is also what allows Connor to be so cautious around Roland. He knows that Roland is a threat. But more than anything else, Connor expresses a general attitude of "why me" about everything. He assumes that everything is being done specifically to make his life awful. He doesn't consider that other people might have it worse.
But later in the book, Connor begins to empathize with external factors. He is able to better understand Lev's emotional roller coaster. Through Risa, Connor is able to see that he is not the only kid that has had it rough. In fact, Connor has been quite fortunate compared to many of the other escaping unwinds. That change in Connor is why he takes over the Graveyard. No longer is he focused on how external things affect him. He is more concerned with how external factors affect other people.
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