This is because when Maleeka sees Miss Saunders for the first time, she thinks that she won’t be any good of a teacher but as she got to know her, she realized how she changed her life completely by teaching her a lesson about prejudice. Another evidence I had of this theme is that John-John made a teasing song about Maleeka and her “ugly” looks. He sang it to bully her. People also don’t talk to a lot to Maleeka and become ignorant around her. They also find her really annoying because of how she was a nerd. Maleeka tries as much as she can to change and even after she does change, people still hate her.
The dangers of prejudice and not choosing your friends carefully are very depressing. Prejudice can make you feel like you are just there and people are just ignoring you. Not choosing your friends carefully could eventually make you spoiled and lose yourself. This can happen with bad friends. So overall I think it is best to stay out of the way of