What we have said about the fiery emotions of the acutely inclined writer holds true also for AF, but not so severely. Conversely, the cold withdrawal of the acutely reclined writer is similar to AB's state of mind, but to a lesser degree. Even the AD writer is not without problems. His control over his emotions may be so complete that it is not easy for him to show feelings when they are needed. The healthiest writing is somewhere between AD and AE. The head is in control, and yet the writer is not completely detached emotionally.

In the United States, the writing that is taught in school is called the Palmer Method. This is a round writing leaning to the right. When we examine handwriting, we look to see how much and in what ways the writer has deviated from this method. Variations give the graphologist much information as to the nature of the writer. No American school teaches left-hand writing, so when we see backhand, we understand how strong the person's rebellion must be. The so-called "coolness" of the Englishman seems to be expressed in his vertical handwriting. In Germany, until recently, students were taught an inclined writing in an angular hand (round writing is "soft" writing, angular writing is "hard, rigid"), and many people felt this represented the "blood and iron" of the German national character. One last note about reclined writers. Because their personalities are usually negative, among the male reclined writers we find a certain degree of femininity; likewise, in the women, a certain degree of masculinity. The leftward inclination represents something opposite to one's true identity. In spite of the inclined angle his generation was taught, note that the famed revolutionary Karl Marx, author of The Communist Manifesto, wrote with a leftward slant: In Figure 6, we have the right-slanted writing, with heavy pressure (to be discussed in a later chapter) of the late Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey. From his script, we see his gesture of reaching out toward others, a most warm personality. We also notice quite similar traits in the handwriting of Simon Bolivar (Figure 7):

Though the body of the writing (Figure 8A) slants a bit to the right, we see by the signature of Ronald Reagan (Figure 8B), which is vertical, a certain degree of "coolness." In all fairness it must be said that this signature was written quite a few years after the writing took place, so it may be said that he has gone from a "reaching out toward the people" campaign to a more conservative position.

Examination for Lesson 2

1. Independence is reflected in which type of slant? 2. Does the inclined writer have a strong urge to communicate? Yes___ No___ 3. Withdrawal is shown in which type of writing slant? 4. Explain how to determine if the writing sample was written with the left hand. 5. The type of writing that is taught in the American school system is round and leans to the right. What is it called? 6. What type of writing slant exposes the ‘coolness’ of the Englishman? 7. Which writing slant reflects a certain degree of masculinity in women? 8. Consider the writing samples of Karl Marx and Hubert Humphrey. One writing reflects rebellion. Which one is it and why? 9. Which type of writing slant professes a very tender feeling towards mother?

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