“It doesn’t matter how he got that way; he’s pathetic. He freaks out at the smallest things, and he doesn’t know how to stand up for himself. You can do a lot better. In fact you can do so much better I don’t know how to describe the difference. You could get yourself a movie star, and you’re settling for the hunchback of Notre Dame!”
I think Neil suffers from The Pygmalion Effect And others(the bullies) blame him for the lack of his confidence.