She's controlled by society and it's views on beauty; maybe she is intelligent but she acts shallow and vapid to "please people" like herself. She has been rejected and scorned by different groups because of this, but she still can't figure it out. He has been led on by her, and is frustrated with her teasing and wants to provoke her enough to break out of her mold. I think he's trying to say that you don't have to sacrifice intelligence for beauty or acceptance.
She's controlled by society and it's views on beauty; maybe she is intelligent but she acts shallow and vapid to "please people" like herself. She has been rejected and scorned by different groups because of this, but she still can't figure it out. He has been led on by her, and is frustrated with her teasing and wants to provoke her enough to break out of her mold. I think he's trying to say that you don't have to sacrifice intelligence for beauty or acceptance.