# Modernity vs. Tradition in Nostromo

> Theme guide for Nostromo by Joseph Conrad.

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.

## Where it surfaces

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

## Links

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