Generally science and industry are negative factors for Macondo. Throughout the book Macondo grows to be a darker place after a brief initial boost from scient

Generally science and industry are negative factors for Macondo. Throughout the book Macondo grows to be a darker place after a brief initial boost from scientific method; however science when paired with capitalism can be dangerous (unhealthy obsessions with alchemy and banana republics come to mind as examples). Capitalism + science = weapons of mass destruction and war. It isn't necessarily white guilt but capitalist and technological guilt. Of course, as in any Marquez, there's a great deal about how powerful love is, transcending cultural narratives and causing its own problems.