Estelle Parsons reads "Everything That Rises Must Converge"

[@chevydude658]

One of THE best readings of O’Conner I have ever heard. Wonderful.

[@harpersworld6549]

Thank God for this video I didn’t feel like reading it alone lol

[@lamarsmith5971]

An excellent, brilliant performance by Parsons. 15 thumbs down means there are 15 people that watched/heard this performance and realized they had no soul.

[@ty9884]

Great voice and perfect reading of one of my favorite pieces of writing.

[@fennecfrogsstudios]

This was amazing thanks so much it was 10 times better than reading the book myself!

[@kellyroberts8098]

This is such a treasure! Thank you so much for posting

[@eddadiax6213]

Excellent story. Great reading by Estelle Parsons. Many thanks.

[@elizabethwallace7108]

That was spectacular. The brilliance of the reading surely caused Ms. O'Connor to give a standing ovation in her celestial theatre.

[@martinkelly1856]

Absolute class. Estelle Parsons energy works wonders O'Connor's galloping prose and genius for dialogue

[@dear.mibebe]

i study literature and i never liked reading short stories because i always thought they're boring to read and listen but really, i enjoyed reading it and listening to it at the same time and it was just entertaining and omg loved it

[@benjamingeorgecoles8060]

Why would short stories be (generally) more boring than other forms of literature you study? Like novels... which are, one might say, like long short stories.

[@renatamachado8084]

Thank you for this video. It helps me to understand it better.

[@elizabethd.838]

“Suppose we were half white. We’d have mixed feelings.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jwsuicides8095]

A fantastic reading.

[@squeezy7978]

i already read like 5 storys today and didnt feel like reading another one for school.

[@ncwindblow]

Great performance. I really enjoyed it.

[@maggieleroy3184]

Thank you! Really enjoyed it!

[@barblessable]

Great story ,so well read ,shockingly humourous ,mocking the casual racism ,will look for more by Flannery O' Connor.

[@DCinchi]

Thanks so much for posting!

[@theresahemminger1587]

A perfect reader for Flannery O’Conner.

[@PHOEBEE69]

Excellent reading

[@RobertBlevins]

I love Estelle Parsons. Enough said.

[@brandonmacey964]

Very funny novel

[@dankyoutuber1853]

I'm here because 'lost' the tv show told me to be

[@jazminsabino4403]

I don't know who's worse, the racist woman or her r/iamverysmart spoiled son. Edit: Okay I just heard the penny scene and made up my mind, the woman is too racist, she's the worst. Edit 2: He is the worst, I just finished it, he's horrible, wayyyyy too horrible.

[@paymycollegefam6167]

A tragedy in two parts.

[@robertjarman4261]

Scout now true.I am originally a white British man.I now live in Russia,ironically now a Christian country.I dislike how stupid the West has become and am seeking Russian citizenship.

[@truthseekeralways7050]

@scout 😂😂😂

[@benjamingeorgecoles8060]

@@robertjarman4261 Are you a real person?

[@herewegokids7]

Wow.

[@shronkler1994]

hi

[@cmiralles3916]

Genius

[@noochinator2]

I agree, this is one of the best readings in the series, along with Jerry Stiller's reading of John Sayles' "At the Anarchists' Convention"....

[@ballsman61]

10:00

[@lor3999]

❤👏👏👏👏💐

[@patrickcarney8099]

There’s the omega. Here is the violence that comes as the momentum of change that comes. It is the comedy of life

[@paymycollegefam6167]

20:00

[@TheThekingkidd]

Why tf do they keep laughing

[@aliaabdur-rahman574]

ikr

[@griffin8062]

Old people humor

[@elizabethd.838]

Adis Mancio Southern culture

[@walkerpercy8702]

They want to be part of the performance.

[@janman55]

The audience laughs because they see how ridiculous the woman’s racist comments are, and how the woman is blind to it herself. That is often how it is. The racist person does not see themselves as racist.

[@quickchris10]

The fact that his mother had so many sympathizers on the bus shows how they were raised back then. That's what I call racism. But you can't change how people were raised. That's what schools are supposed to do, socialize people, but, if that doesn't take, when a person is young, there's nothing to be done for it. There's no point in punishing an old dog for not being able to learn new tricks. This ``Julius'' was more annoying to the black guy on the bus than the woman who moved or the opinions of the ladies. I wonder why the author chose to call him Julius. The great caesar who was betrayed

[@elizabethd.838]

Simultaneously comical and sad. “Julian didn’t like to consider all that his mother had done for him.”

[@AmirPrinceling]

God I hate how O'Connor's stories always have such tragic endings, I feel so bad for Julian's mother. Sure, she was somewhat racist but she was still a kind and innocent woman, she made so many sacrifices just so her son could be successful. Meanwhile, Julian thought he was the most brilliant mind of the century, a white savior, and a total cynic. And to lecture his mother like that at the end after she'd just been bashed in the face. Honestly, the black mother is just as racist as Julian's, moreso even. Knocking an older woman onto the ground like that. Still, was a very well-written story and I loved the humor and the narration. The mother's fate just breaks my heart, all of O'Connor's stories are like this which ie why I tend to have mixed feelings on them. I just prefer happy endings.

[@lesbianandproud9015]

*Did the mom die?*

[@seanwheelchair9831]

Her world died

[@luciacecilia]

She has a stroke. Her rising blood pressure is mentioned at some point.

[@jackwittenbrink1354]

I’ve lived in the south for 16 years. I’ve wanted to slit my wrists most of my waking moments since six months after I got here. And I have never wanted to do it more so than I do right now.

[@zeltzamer4010]

Did you do it

[@gabbyhyman1246]

You dont want to meet yourself coming and going.

[@davidgindi1192]

Disliking this. Why is there people laughing? That is so upsetting and annoying af.

[@noochinator2]

L'enfer, c'est les Autres

[@zeltzamer4010]

It’s a live reading. The practice of recording books in a sound studio is relatively recent.

[@benjamingeorgecoles8060]

Upsetting? Trust me, it's just people getting the humour of the story. Nothing to be upset about it. And there's not a hint of racism in that humour. It's the funniness of ridiculous attitudes well-imitated. It's OK, of course, if that doesn't match with your sense of humour, but be careful not to jump to the conclusion that those of us who do find it funny are thereby showing ourselves up as racist or something like that.

[@lor3999]

The irony is hilarious and revealing. 🎭

[@benjamingeorgecoles8060]

​@lor3999 And a bit scary, right? You mock racism, and find yourself accused of the very thing!