fferentopinions and views. Neither one would agree with the other just to keep peace. Julian was just as stubborn as his mother. Although he tried to change the subjects many times, he would do and say things that would upset his mother. He sat next to the Negro on the bus, to spite his mother for being a bigot. He knew that he could get back at her for being so stubborn, just by sitting next to the Negro. The way that Julian’s mother kept on picking fights played a big role in the way that Julian acted towards his mother. Each time he tried to end an argument, she would find something else to argue about. She tried to instill her high standards and her feelings about blacks on him, but he had his own standards and feelings. This caused him to act the way he did with her. ...