Everything That Rises Must Converge is a short story about young college graduate Julian. Living with his racist but cheerful mother, Julian struggles with his financial dependence on the woman who paid for his education. He agrees under duress to accompany her on a bus trip because of her fear of recent integration practices. The story concerns itself with their trip and their mutual enmity as well as their interactions with black passengers.
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