From Manners to Mystery: Flannery O'Connor's Titles.

Criticism; O'Connor, Flannery, 1925-1964; Short story (Literary form); Titles of publications; Good Man Is Hard to Find, A (Short story : O'Connor); Artificial Nigger, The (Short story); Late Encounter With the Enemy, A (Short story); Fiction

The article discusses the work of the American author Flannery O'Connor, with particular focus given to her preference for short stories and the significance of the seemingly banal or cryptic titles she chose for them. Examinations of titles including "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," "The Artificial Nigger," and "A Late Encounter With the Enemy" are also presented.