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as he increasingly displays “the slowly formed habit of seeing just as the photographic camera sees” (223). Indeed, Lawrence perhaps becomes the first and mournful predictor of the epidemic of the iPhone: “Man has learned to | as he increasingly displays “the slowly formed habit of seeing just as the photographic camera sees” (223). Indeed, Lawrence perhaps becomes the first and mournful predictor of the epidemic of the iPhone: “Man has learned to | ||
see himself. So now, he is what he sees. He makes himself in his own image.... The identifying of ourselves with the visual image of ourselves has become an instinct, the habit is already old. The picture of me, the me that is | see himself. So now, he is what he sees. He makes himself in his own image.... The identifying of ourselves with the visual image of ourselves has become an instinct, the habit is already old. The picture of me, the me that is | ||
seen, is me” (225). The vitality and“quickness” of Lawrence’s prose—what he often connects | seen, is me” (225). {{sfn|Lawrence|1925|p=225}} The vitality and“quickness” of Lawrence’s prose—what he often connects | ||
to the “livingness” of life—is especially evident in his evocation of the “spirit | to the “livingness” of life—is especially evident in his evocation of the “spirit | ||
of place.” While Dyer does not include the essay of that name from | of place.” While Dyer does not include the essay of that name from |
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