Everything That Rises Must Converge Sometimes parents could teach their kids certain principles, and they don’t realize that everyone has different beliefs and values. Julian and his mother had two different views on life and the world around them. Julian was raised to believe that Whites were better than Blacks. His mother believed that they were better off being slaves and keeping their old position in society. She also believed that she held a high position in society. She thought that she was higher class than everyone else. As he grew up, he got his own opinion about these issues. This caused them to have many different arguments about this issue. In the beginning of the story, Julian and his mother started off arguing. Julian’s mother seemed to pick a fight by arguing about the purchase of her hat. She commented to Julian that she should not have bought the hat, and he tells her she should have bought it. She pushes his buttons and insists on arguing with him. She proceeded to argue and say; “Maybe I shouldn’t have paid that for it. No, I shouldn’t have. I’ll take it off and return it tomorrow. I shouldn’t have bought it” (O’Connor 179). Julian then proceeds to argue back and insist that she should have bought it. He tells her, “Yes, you should have bought it. Put it on, and let’s go” (O’Connoe179). His mother continues to look at herself in the hat as if she were debating as to whether or not she should keep it, and Julian tells her, “It’s all right, It’s all right. Let’s go” (O’Connor 180). No matter what he said to her, she Julian finally gets her to leave the house and start walking to the bus stop. As they are walking, she continues to argue with him about the hat. She tells him, “You only live once and paying a little more for it, I at least won’t meet myself coming and goi...
