In the book "To Kill a Mockingbird," one person prejudice at first was Scout Finch. Her prejudice thoughts were instilled in her mind by neighbors and her brother, Jem. She was prejudice of a neighbor named "Boo" Radley in quite a few ways. She found out the truth of her prejudgment when "Boo" saved her and her brother's life. It isn't surprising how people can change their minds after misjudging someone or something.
First, Scout wasn't always prejudice of "Boo" Radley. Jem, for example, told her and their friend Dil that he was crazy and that his parents keep him locked up in the basement. Dil's aunt also said that he was crazy and that once when he was cutting paper he stabbed his father in the leg and then went on cutting the paper. She also stated that "Boo" sits in his basement, cutting, and that no one knows what he could be thinking. These are only some of the things said about "Boo" that pulled the young girl into thinking that he was strange and crazy.
Secondly, because of what everyone said to her, Scout was probably prejudging "Boo" very much. The mental picture of him that Jem and the Dil's aunt, for example, created in her mind was that he had bug eyes. She also thought that he was severly mentally disturbed. She also began to think that he was even very dangerous. The thoughts of this man that she had probably frightened her because of her very young age.
Lastly, Scout found out the truth about Arthur "Boo" Radley when he saved her brother Jem and her lives. Scout Finch and her brother were walking home at night when someone attacked them. Jem tried to fight the stalking man, failed, and was thrown to the ground and just before the man was about kill Scout, "Boo" started to fight the man. After a few seconds of fighting, "Boo" killed the other man, brought Jem home, and was talked to nicely by Scout who, obviously, changed her mind about "Boo.
