Prejudice in society As the philosopher Allan Bloom said, “reason transformed into prejudice is the worst form of prejudice, because reason is the only instrument for free yourself from prejudice." Harper Lee explores prejudice and how it affects society in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The main character is a young girl named Scout, growing up in the 1930s in Maycomb County, Alabama. His father, Atticus, is a lawyer and tries to raise his children without prejudice. Having grown up this way, Scout and her brother, Jem, struggle to understand the prejudices of their society, sometimes showing their own prejudices despite Atticus's efforts. Through her novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee teaches us that prejudice is the result of people getting along with others, instead of thinking for themselves, and can be overcome by learning to think for themselves. own head. It also demonstrates how prejudices can form between people who might otherwise be friends. His first argument is that when people don't think for themselves, the result is prejudice. Jem and Scout being the young generation of the town, are a good example of how young people develop prejudices without even wanting to. Jem is describing to their friend Dill who Boo Radley, one of their neighbors, is and how he acts. Boo is portrayed by the town as a mysterious and dangerous character, similar to an evil ghost. Many years ago he was accused of being insane and has since been kept at home by his father and brother. They have never seen him, as he only comes out at night, and only repeats what he has heard from the town gossip, Ms. Stephanie Crawford. They say, “'She dined on raw squirrels and all the cats she could catch, there... middle of the paper... she and Scout became friends. Prejudice often has the power to keep people from becoming friends. Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, demonstrates how people who don't think for themselves and simply get along with others result in prejudice. If people think for themselves, they can overcome prejudices. It also shows how prejudices can prevent people from being friends. The effects of prejudice are visible everywhere in our daily lives, and never in a good way. If everyone strived to be the best and most open-minded people possible, little by little we might see prejudice begin to fade away. Almost any educated person will tell you that prejudice is harmful, although few are truly prejudice-free. While it's not much, it's a good start to recognizing the harmful consequences of prejudice. The next step is to think. Why?