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V. S. NaipaulA House for Mr. Biswas
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1961A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
How does Mr. Biswas’s desire for independence affect his decisions?
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?
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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