Flannery O’Connor

In all three of the stories, “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”, “Revelation”, and “Everything That Rises Must Converge”, the main character is a southern woman. Julian’s mother from “Everything That Rises Must Converge”, the grandmother from “A Good Man is Hard To Find”, and Mrs. Turpin from “Revelation” all share one common characteristic: they are all racists who have to deal with some kind of inner conflict at the end of each …

…people also have to live with those choices, no matter what time it is or where they are. Flannery also tries to portray a message to the reader of self-realization. Flannery tells the reader that everyone must face up to their opinions and their hatreds, but Flannery is also asking: “Do you want to come to terms with your opinions and hatreds yourself, or have them thrown in your face by someone else for judgment?”