acist is at least able to adjust
             their views, but it is much harder to change the ways of someone who
             believes they've done no wrong. Julian wants to discriminate his mother for
             discriminating others - that is neither moral nor intelligible. O' Connor
             proves that you must know yourself before claiming to know others.
             O'Connor uses the symbolism of the hat to further heighten
             situational irony when Julian's a black woman boards the bus wearing the
             same hat upon her head that Julian's mother has on her head. Julian's
             fantasy has finally become a reality: his mother is forced to witness her
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