Summary Of Hands By Sherwood Anderson
Egocentrism clouded people’s realities, leading the truth to become twisted. Refusal to accept any thinking besides the person’s own thoughts meant the truth would not be accepted. It was their way or the highway. Their mind was not open to anything at all that went against their beliefs. Egocentrism crowded the mind to where they would not consider any other options. In the story “Hands” by Sherwood Anderson, Wing Biddlebaum had a student who dreamed up a relationship between the two. “In his bed at night he imagined unspeakable things and in the morning went forth to tell his dreams as facts… Hidden, shadowy doubts that had been in men's minds concerning Adolph Myers were galvanized into beliefs.” (Anderson 4) The fathers were concerned
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They could easily become uncaring and arrogant; however, they were generally concerned with improving their rights. As evident in the feminist movement, women helped create a positive light onto egocentrism. Also, the women alone were not the only ones being happy. Any person who was not a rich white man realized they deserved happiness. The people wanted to do something for themselves and their own happiness, not for the sake of others. Women who followed their desires increased their contentment with life. The Progressive Era was a revolutionary time to stand up for oneself. The drive to make lives better for themselves was built from egocentrism. Egocentrism was the reason for unions forming, labor laws changing the workforce, and feminism. Egocentrism played an important role towards the start and spread of feminism. When the women of this time period realized they were as great as the men, they began to push for more power and freedom. Their own well-being became the focus, and their goal was to increase their quality of life. Women were bereft of the right to vote and were not treated as equal to the men. The women wanted to change this, but it was possible only because they thought for themselves. The men would not have done this; if a change was wanted, the women had to do it. All of the change brought to the females – or any minority – brought a newfound sense of happiness that opened up the
They could easily become uncaring and arrogant; however, they were generally concerned with improving their rights. As evident in the feminist movement, women helped create a positive light onto egocentrism. Also, the women alone were not the only ones being happy. Any person who was not a rich white man realized they deserved happiness. The people wanted to do something for themselves and their own happiness, not for the sake of others. Women who followed their desires increased their contentment with life. The Progressive Era was a revolutionary time to stand up for oneself. The drive to make lives better for themselves was built from egocentrism. Egocentrism was the reason for unions forming, labor laws changing the workforce, and feminism. Egocentrism played an important role towards the start and spread of feminism. When the women of this time period realized they were as great as the men, they began to push for more power and freedom. Their own well-being became the focus, and their goal was to increase their quality of life. Women were bereft of the right to vote and were not treated as equal to the men. The women wanted to change this, but it was possible only because they thought for themselves. The men would not have done this; if a change was wanted, the women had to do it. All of the change brought to the females – or any minority – brought a newfound sense of happiness that opened up the