Explain how the theme of "tradition verses modernity" is presented in The Vendor of Sweets.

The collision between tradition and modernity can be seen in the

opposition of Jagan and Mali. I think that it's clear that Mali
represents the more modern approach to things. He is more inclined to
embracing the Western focus. He emphasizes his own condition over all
else. He is a materialist. He steals the money he needs in order to
fund his studies abroad. His concern with money becomes the reason he
is retuning to India. He only comes back to the nation he detests
because he sees the possibility for making money. Mali is not
concerned with an ethical focus to his being in the world. The self-
interest that he demonstrates is reflective of the modern
understanding. This becomes one of the reasons he is so distant from
his father.
Mali's modernity might be as elemental as a son rebelling against his
father. However, it is clear that Mali strikes the chords he does as a
response to Jagan. Seeing himself in the light of orthodoxy, Jagan's
actions are more traditional . He was a follower of Gandhi's spiritual
and political teachings, ideas that emphasized the individual as a
partn of something larger than themselves. While he initially displays
some inconsistencies such as adorning his wall with a picture of the
benevolent Goddess Lakshmi, but hoarding his wealth and making money
off a product that hurts people's health, Jagan comes to fully embrace
the traditional notion of the good. As the narrative progresses, he
starts to understand what he must do in terms of relinquishing
material elements and following the path of an orthodox elder. As Mali
winds up in jail, Jagan withdraws, like a turtle pulling in his limbs.
He puts his affairs in order and moves on to the next phase of life.
Doing so displays the extent of his traditional emphasis