Wing Biddlebaum, also known as Adolph Myers, is the main character in the chapter “Hands” of Winesburg, Ohio. Biddlebaum was a former teacher who moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio because he was accused of touching his male students. Although this was false, he was forced out of Pennsylvania. He changed his name from Adolph Myers to Wing Biddlebaum to hide his identity. Biddlebaum was known for always using his hands but at the same time, he was always trying to hide his hands so people could not see them. He has a tough time controlling his hands, whether it be his fingers forever active or his hands fondling someone else. Biddlebaum was given the name “Wing” because like “the beating of the wings of an imprisoned bird,” (“Hands,” pg. 8) he