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In the novel, "To Sir With Love", various human characteristics are portrayed. Throughout the story, the idea that humans are able to adapt and change their way of thinking seems to be demonstrated. In the novel both, the teacher Braithewaite as well as his students, go through many changes. These changes lead to a change in their way of thinking about each other. The novel shows the ability to adapt to the world around one's self as a very important trait.
In the story, Braithewaite begins with a set of preconceived notions about his students. But later, he finds that they are the total opposites of his initial ideas. Braithewaite helps them to break out of the pattern of intolerance and roughness into which society had placed them. They began to respect themselves as well as the others. In short, both the teacher and his students change their way of thinking and do not get stuck in their original set of preconceived notions about each other.
