The teachers, they're not as much as pushovers as they were originally, so I think people are now starting to listen and actually are starting to take notes and stuff in class, and are starting to learn.
And now with the heys? Seriously? I mean, I may have been some pathetic, insecure mess after the party, but do not mistake that for me being a pushover, because I do not let guys mess with my head anymore.
I think, in my career, I've always known my worth and I think even when I was younger, I've always been able to stand up for what I believe in as long as you're kind and you're not a pushover.
In the novel, Eva perceives her son's cruelty from the start, though it goes unseen by his doting father Franklin (played here by John C. Reilly, everyone's favourite pushover).