Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor This story is about Julian , a young man, and his mother , who live in the American South during the time of racial integration. Julian has finished college but does not have a good job. He is frustrated with his mother, who is old-fashioned and still holds racist beliefs. One evening, Julian takes his mother on the bus to her exercise class. She does not like how society is changing, but Julian believes in equality. On the bus, they meet both white and Black passengers. Julian hopes his mother will learn a lesson about race, but she continues to act superior. When they get off the bus, Julian’s mother tries to give a coin to a Black child , just like she used to do with poor white children. The child’s mother, a large Black woman wearing the same type of hat as Julian’s mother , gets angry and hits her . Shocked, Julian’s mother becomes confused and has a stroke . Julian watches in horror as his mother c...