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“Everything That Rises Must Converge” is a short story by American author Flannery O’Connor, published posthumously in 1965 as a part of a short story collection of the same name
. In the story, a racist white woman is accompanied by her more liberal-minded adult son during a short bus trip. As their perspectives clash, a shocking encounter with a Black woman and her young boy forces a reckoning. O’Connor’s narrative delves into the complexities of prejudice, family dynamics, and the inevitable collision of conflicting ideologies.Read the full story summary, an in-depth character analysis of Julian, and explanations of important quotes from “Everything That Rises Must Converge.”
