But Kate and Wing use their touch differently. ... In his previous town in Pennsylvania, "he was one of those rare, little-understood men who rule by a power so gentle that it passes as a lovable weakness. " He "[caressed] the shoulders of the boys, playing about the tousled heads. " Here, we see that Wing Biddlebaum (or Adolph Myers) is portrayed as very feminine. ... The narrator tells us, "Winesburg was proud of the hands of Wing Biddlebaum in the same spirit in which it was proud of Banker White's new stone house and Wesley Boyer's bay stallion, Tony Tip, that had won the two-f...

• Word Count: 1231
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the opening scene Wing Biddlebaum is pacing his veranda, as the author would make you think he did this often to free some of his emotions. ... From across a field, a young girl shouted, "Oh, you Wing Biddlebaum, comb your hair, it's falling into your eyes." ... "In the presence of George Willard, Wing Biddlebaum lost something of his timidity, and his shadowy personality, submerged in a sea of doubts, came forth to look at the world." ... Wing wishes more for George. ... "The story of Wing Biddlebaum is a story of hands. ...

• Word Count: 1446
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In the opening scene Wing Biddlebaum is pacing his veranda, as the author would make you think he did this often to free some of his emotions. ... From across a field, a young girl shouted, "Oh, you Wing Biddlebaum, comb your hair, it's falling into your eyes." ... "In the presence of George Willard, Wing Biddlebaum lost something of his timidity, and his shadowy personality, submerged in a sea of doubts, came forth to look at the world." ... Wing wishes more for George. ... "The story of Wing Biddlebaum is a story of hands. ...

• Word Count: 1349
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The story of Wing Biddlebaum, an old Pennsylvanian schoolteacher, unfolds. ... Wing Biddlebaum's hands offer insight into his motives for isolation and inability to communicate. ... Reefy, a lonely, old doctor who suffers in the same way as Wing Biddlebaum. ... The difference between Biddlebaum's and Reefy's types of isolation and failures to communicate stems from their problems" causes. Wing suffers because of an unjust accusation, an event that he is unable to control. ...

• Word Count: 1325
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Wing Biddlebaum's had a weird problem with his hands. ... Biddlebaum's reaction to being accused of molestation is a good example of an individual acting grotesque because of their idea of the 'truth.' Biddlebaum escaped the town, changed his name, and alienated himself from the world, out of fear of the unknown. Wing Biddlebaum was clearly grotesque. ...

• Word Count: 568
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The first chapter is called Hands and involves the sad story of Wing Biddlebaum. Because Biddlebaum is accused of having molested students that he taught, his hands embody the shame that he carries. Fearing that the presence of his hands will be misinterpreted, Biddlebaum hides his expressive hands. ... Because George makes Wing Biddlebaum feel confident and comfortable, Biddlebaum will walk through the middle of town with George, although his presence is scorned there. ...

• Word Count: 1457
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

Major Symbols in Winesburg, Ohio In Winesburg, Ohio Sherwood Anderson paints a picture about life in a small town. Anderson uses many symbols to convey the feelings of his characters with in the town. The most important symbols in Winesburg, Ohio are the use of the words fist and hands that sy...

• Word Count: 553
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School