ABSTRACT

It’s tempting to say that hands have a personality all their own, but actually the hand is just the outer extremity of the composite personality of the character. Consider the hands (and wrists) of a laborer, a ballerina, a pianist; or the busy hands of a mime. Take hands away from any one of them and you take away a vital means of expression. Regardless of the character’s personality or vocation, the hands are a very important part of their ability to make them understood, or to carry out any of their daily activities.