Area of Study on Prejudice.

Prejudice is a preconceived opinion or judgment without proper knowledge or examination of facts. I have learnt that prejudice is unjust and leads to intolerance, discrimination and racism. These aspects of prejudice are illustrated in the texts, "To Kill a Mocking Bird" by Harper Lee, "Obesity: The Last bastion of prejudice" by Sahale Flanagan, and "A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove" by James Moloney. Intolerance of particular groups of people based on prejudice and racism is …

…evident in showing the injustices of prejudice. Prejudice leads to intolerance, discrimination and racism. These aspects of prejudice are explored by the texts, "To Kill a Mocking Bird", "Obesity: The Last Bastion of Prejudice" and "A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove". These texts show the injustices that originate from prejudice and how, as Atticus Finch puts it - "...You never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them." (p309)