Hands
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Have you ever been accused of something that you did not do? Sure, we all have had something pinned on us at one time or another. If we were innocent never really mattered, because you were guilty no matter what. This is what happened to Wing Biddlebaum in Sherwood Anderson's, "Hands." Wing Biddlebaum was a good man who was traumatized by an event that happeded to him from a rumor that went around. He was the kind of person who was able to speak with his hands, which was the quality that made him who he was.
Most, if not all people have had a rumor spread around about them. Those rumor can be especially damaging if others find it morally wrong. Wing Biddlebaum was a school teacher and loved to talk to the children whom he teached. He would also touch them like you would a close friend, harmless friendliness...