Prejudice Prejudice is the act of prejudging someone before you even know them, because of characteristics such as race, religion, size, age, gender, or disability. We read several short stories about people who experience prejudice because of race, religion, handicap, and physical deformity. The novel, Upon the Head of the Goat, by Aranka Siegal also described people experiencing severe prejudice as the Germans attempted to exterminate an entire race. I have never had to fear for my life, but I feel that I have experienced prejudice in my life because of my size. Here are some of the experiences of prejudice that I have experienced. Sometimes, I have felt prejudice against