Analysis Of Flannery O Connor's Everything That Rises Must Converge

Everything That Rises Must Converge is a story written by Flannery O’Connor published on January 1965. The story is about a first-year college graduate named Julian, his mother whose views are still rooted in pre-segregation times, and An African-American woman. Throughout the story Julian is shown to be ignorant to the world around him while his mother’s outdated views differs from her son’s. Through out the story all three characters learn lessons about themselves and how much times have change. In Everything That Rises Must Converge Julian is portrayed as the antagonist; the characters resolutions are different than each other. His smug personality is an example of why Julian is considered an antagonist. In the story Julian has had smart