The story is told from the view point of the story's protagonist, Thomas.
A real life bandwagon example is when its time for the super bowl and someone claims they love a team, but the reality of the situation is that they only go for that team at the moment because everyone else is. Bandwagon is when someone does something because others are doing it. For example when a trend happens many go on and follow that trend because its popular at the moment between many individuals
Answer: No. I have also witnessed stereotyping.
Explanation: Stereotyping is an opinion. That is the world. I don't see anything harmful in doing that.