Stereotyping: Lord of The Flies, Romeo and Juliet Stereotyping is a delicate and often hurtful subject to deal with. People often categorize others to make themselves look better. Many different factors contribute to stereotyping such as: clothes, family/backgrounds, friends, etc. What stereotyping is usually explains why people stereotype. Once we know why stereotyping takes place we can usually find a way to prevent it. Stereotyping is found just about everywhere, including in novels such as Lord of the Flies and plays such as Romeo and Juli ....