Abstract
This article will look specifically into the representation of the carnal hand and the fetishized hand in Wong Kar-wai's The Hand (2004) in relation to the induction of sexual desire and its fulfillment. The first part of this article is to bring up my observation on the differences between the male and female hand in the short film. The second part of this article will depart from the carnal hand and move to the discussion on various observable fetishes, which include the gloves, the cheongsam, and ultimately the hand itself. Furthermore, by using Freud's idea from his 1927 essay "Fetishism," I am going to suggest that the hand could be considered a substitute of the male's penis in the short film.
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