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What is one theme in Flannery O'Connor's "Everything That Rises Must Converge"?

Looks can be deceiving.

Love is all we need.

Change is a constant in life.

We cannot stop the hands of time.

One theme in Flannery O'Connor's "Everything that Rises Must Converge" is:

A. looks can be deceiving.

Explanation:

In the short story "Everything that Rises Must Converge," several themes can be found. Among them, one of the main themes is that looks can be deceiving. The following passage from the story is evidence of that:

"She was one of the few members of the Y reducing class who arrived in hat and gloves and who had a son who had been to college."

The main characters are J.ulian and his mother, and none of them is what they seem to be. J.ulian, for instance, has convinced himself that he is modern, open-minded, and thoughtful; he has also told himself that his mother is his complete opposite - a narrow-minded, prejudiced person. He is angry at her for the importance she places on appearances.

However, as the story unfolds, we realize J.ulian is also prejudiced and narrow-minded when it comes to his mother. And he too cares about what others think of him. His mother, on the other hand, has her flaws and limitations, but is revealed to have a good heart. Their looks and their behaviors are deceiving, not showing their true selves.

Note: Some words starting with j and u are forbidden by . That is why I had to type J.ulian like this.

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.

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