An Analysis of the Story Hands

In the story "Hands" it seems to me that Wing Biddlebaum became a victim of false accusation. Instances where people are wrongly accused frequently inflict emotional harm on a person that can sometimes never be repaired. Such was situation of Wing. It's even more tragic for his case because he is innocent and sadly, he has to bear the brunt of the tyranny of the majority. Whenever things like these happen, it traumatizes a person and they almost always find it tremendously hard to go back to their normal lives.

I believe that the solution for Wing's problem would be to immerse himself slowly to the society and avoid being all alone. It's very similar to having a phobia. When you have a phobia, the best way to get rid of it is to face it head on. In Wing's case, the best solution would be to start interacting with people slowly. This way, he will be able to transition slowly to society without any shock bestowed on him.

The story hands is something that is very prevalent in our society now. Almost everyday do we encounter situations wherein people become the predator and the play. Perhaps the most important lesson we can learn from this story is to fix the issue of prejudice. One will notice how the story revolved around the idea of prejudice a lot. Today it is still a main problem that has to be solved. It won't be solved completely, but small actions will help to make change.