TRTR(I.4) Manicentrism Continues

[Jed Kelestron]

Hands are mentioned frequently in Chapter IV (23 times in 15 pages),
and become a focus near the end as Otto studies his hands, first their
backs, like a woman with fingers extended, then like a man, with
fingers turned in upon the palm. He gets caught up in manual
self-admiration causing hesitation in his plan to wrap his hand in
bandages and place his arm in a sling to create a counterfeit injury
to present to his friends upon return to NYC. All the usual images of
polarity, self-reflection, and pretense.