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A House for Mr. Biswas

V. S. Naipaul
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53 pages • 1 hour read

V. S. Naipaul

A House for Mr. Biswas

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1961

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  • Summary

    • Chapter Summaries & Analyses

  • Prologue-Part 1, Chapters 1-2

  • Part 1, Chapters 3-4

  • Part 1, Chapters 5-6

  • Part 2, Chapters 1-3

  • Part 2, Chapter 4-Epilogue

  • Character Analysis

  • Themes

  • Symbols & Motifs

  • Important Quotes

  • Essay Topics

    • Essay Topics

    1.

    How does Mr. Biswas’s desire for independence affect his decisions?

    2.

    The family moves between several houses over the course of the novel. How do these houses signify the family's financial independence? Which comes closest to realizing Mr. Biswas's dreams?

    3.

    How does the hasty arrangement of Shama and Mr. Biswas’s marriage illustrate the erosion of cultural heritage among the newest generations of Trinidadian-Indians?

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