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The New Technology between Control and Chaos, Detachment and Emotionality, in Men and Women

For reference, the short stories can be found here:

• Araminta and the Automobile (Charles Loomis, 1907 [1900, 1901, 1903])

Themes, Key Points in Loomis’ Short Stories

Araminta and her Husband

• The pains of commuting
  • Away from forced socialization
  • Individualism and consumerism
• The neighbors entrenched in traditional options for mobility
  • Creating a distinctive identity through the ownership of a product
    • new technologies as special products

Martha and John