The one that represent tradition in the face of change would be : Nathan.
Throughout the face of changes, nathan is the one that still held traditional value from all the character above. He still insist on working hard on the land and really dissapointed when none of his children want to follow his footsteps.
C. It is important to keep fighting the Civil War in order to preserve the union of the United States. Abraham Lincoln did not want all of the soldiers to have died for nothing.
