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Sherwood Anderson

fe-altering experience, Wing becomes tremulous; he is a fearful, nervous, and timid soul. Upon introduction to this anxious character, one cannot help but feel sorry for him. The opening scene portrays this pitiful elder in the very essence of bleak solitude, sitting alone on his dilapidated porch as innocent children play in the road. He is described as “a fat little old man [who] walked nervously up and down…a man who was bald, and whose nervous little hands fiddled about a bare white forehead as though arranging a mass of tangled locks.” (Hands 1) One’s focus is immediately thrown to the fidgeting hands, apparent indications of Wing’s anguish and constant apprehension. However, Wing seems to resurrect in the presence of George Willard, revealing an empathetic and vivacious personality. For this reason, he often finds himself anticipating George’s occasional visit. He sometimes becomes so anxious that he stands at the fence, “rubbing his hands together and looking up and down the road, and then, fear overcoming him, runs back to walk again upon the porch of his house.” (Hands 1) Not even able to walk across his front lawn at ease, Wing’s tremulous behavior controls every aspect of his life. His uneasiness is again displayed after the focal “moment” of the story. Anderson depicts a scenario of a field with tall, windblown grasses surrounding a calm riverbed. It is in this tranquil environment that Wing gives George inspirational advice to follow his dreams. In doing so, he raised the hands to caress the boy and then a look of horror swept over his face. With a compulsive movement of his body Wing Biddlebaum sprang to his feet and thrust his hands deep into his trouser pockets. Tears came to his eyes. ‘I must be getting along home. I can talk no more with you,’ he said nervously. (Hands1) In an attempt to express the burning force within him...

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