What is the theme of the story "every that rises must converge" by flannery o'conner?

that everyone is perfect in their own way

that people can see flaws in others, but are blind to flaws in themselves

people should be able to do whatever they want.

The theme of "Everything that Rises Must Converge" is that people can see flaws in others, but are blind to flaws in themselves.

Explanation:

"Everything that Rises Must Converge" is a short story written by Flannery O'Connor with the theme of people's blindness to their own flaws. The plot revolves around two characters: J.ulian and his mother. J.ulian is constantly angry at his mother's inappropriateness of behavior. She lives stuck in an unrealistic past, when her family used to belong to the upper class. She is also condescending toward people, even though in a very naive manner - she truly believes she is being good to them. To make matters worse, she is a racist. Still, she loves her son and treats him kindly.

The same way J.ulian's mother cannot see her own flaws, J.ulian cannot see his. He spends the whole story angry at her, at her attitudes and words. He sees her as an arrogant woman, but does not realize his own arrogance toward her. J.ulian thinks he is better than his mother for being more open-minded and pro-integration. He sees himself as superior to her, the same way she sees herself as superior to black people. Yet, he is so busy lashing out at her that he doesn't acknowledge his flaws.

Note: I don't know why this is happening, but is not posting answers with names such as J.uliet or J.ulian. That's why I spelled it J.ulian. Sorry about that.