# How does Nostromo develop the theme of Modernity vs. Tradition?

> Nostromo by Joseph Conrad

## Answer

Nostromo by Joseph Conrad develops Modernity vs. Tradition across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.

The clash between old Spanish colonial ways and the encroaching forces of industrialization, railways, and foreign investment is depicted through the transformation of Sulaco and its people.

The railway and foreign investment clash with the conservative, isolationist attitudes of Sulaco's old Spanish families.

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- [v](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nostromo_se/chapters/v.md): The railway and foreign investment clash with the conservative, isolationist attitudes of Sulaco's old Spanish families.

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