In this novel, Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor was a dark and quiet toned novel. The story begins when Julian and his mother has to go thru this problem. Julian's mother who needs to lose twenty pounds because of her blood pressure issues Julian (her son) has to take her to the hospital every Wednesday night. By reading and looking for context clues it gave me a feeling that Julian didn't want to take his mother to the hospital. On page 274, " The determination to make himself completely numb during the time he would be sacrificed to her pleasure."
At the end of this story Julian mother dies. Her death was very crucial. Julian and his mother was having a discussion which led to an argument. She ended up dying on sight.
I think the moral of this text is that you don't seem to appreciate the people around you until they're dead. Start to appreciate more and be righteous.
I agree with you on that. Julian is a very dark person in the sense that he really doesn't want anything to do with his mother. On page 277 Julian's mother asks if he is alright. Julian responds with a very aggressive tone by replying "yes i feel alright now lay off." After saying this his mother simply said she would not speak a word to him. When his mother dies Julian finally sees that something he had that was good was easily gone giving proof to the moral of the story that you don't give thanks to the people who deserve it until they are dead and gone.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with how you shouldn't take people for granted because life is crazy and you never know what can happen, my dad is sick right now so it gives me a connection with how I should keep him close to me as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Sung no one knows what could happen tomorrow a year from now or even in five minutes everything could change for anyone. I have learned in life to never take anything for granted but as well i have learned that nothing is forever so never depend on something or someone.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the moral of the text. You don't know what tomorrow will bring. I also think it means you need to appreciate life and the people in it. From personal experience I know you cannot take things or people for granted, you need to remain optimistic, like Julian's mother.
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