During the 1960s the black society began to revolt to fight for its rights. This was caused by the change in the mentality of the younger generation of the American society. The young generation considered the blacks to hold an equal position to the whites in the society, and narrow the racial gap. Flannery O'Connor successfully portrays the generation gap in America during the 1960s in her short story "Everything That Rises Must Converge". Julian represents the young generation of that time, trying to make his mother realize the equality between the whites and the blacks, while his mother denies this fact, thus representing the old mentality.
The blacks were able to afford what the whites could afford. For instance the black woman wore the same hat as Julian's mother. Julian wants his mother to realize this fact. As a result, Julian is glad when the black woman comes in to the bus wearing the same hat as his mother hinting the equality. "She seemed unable to bear looking at him......

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Title: The Generation Gap During The 1960's
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