... the course for the theme of isolation in the first three chapters, excluding The Book of the Grotesque. 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. By creating the symbol of hands in this chapter, Anderson creates an effective symbol to express the theme of isolation in the novel. Because a person's physical ... is innocent to t...

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