There are many themes within the novel that relate to understanding others. As other respondents have mentioned, characters such as Mayella, Boo, even Tom Robinson and Calpurnia are all representations of the "other" to Scout (The "other" defined as anything that is not the self or that is outside of the norm for the self). Put yourself in Scout's shoes, and then ask yourself if there are any people or groups of people that touch your life in any way that are "different" from you. How do you relate to them? Are your opinions of them formed by sterotypes? If so, are these opinions negative, and if they are do they actually match the individuals in question? These are the types of questions that you should ask yourself, for these are the things that Scout learns about. She is afraid of Boo at the start because of what she has heard about him, but she revises her opinion at the end. This is not the only change of perception that she experiences. Have you ever had a change of perception about someone?
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