A House for Mr Biswas
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Prologue
Part 1, Chapter 1
Part 1, Chapter 2
Part 1, Chapter 3
Part 1, Chapter 4
Part 1, Chapter 5
Part 1, Chapter 6
Part 2, Chapter 1
Part 2, Chapter 2
Part 2, Chapter 3
Part 2, Chapter 4
Part 2, Chapter 5
Part 2, Chapter 6
Part 2, Chapter 7
Epilogue
Themes
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Independence vs. Belonging
Social Status and Hierarchy
Education, Work, and Language
Gender and Family
Colonialism, Oppression, and Escape
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Characters
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Mr Biswas
Shama
Savi
Anand
Mrs Tulsi
Owad
Bipti
Raghu
Dehuti
Ramchand
Tara
Ajodha
Seth
Chinta / C
Govind
Shekhar
Hari
W.C. Tuttle
The Solicitor’s Clerk
Miss Blackie
Pratap
Dhari
Bhandat
Jagdat
Misir
Mungroo
Mr George Maclean
Mr Burnett
Vidiadhar
Basdai
Terms
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Dhoti
Brahmin
Pundit
Puja
Hanuman House
Ceylon
Aryans
Ague
Thaumaturge
Scarlet Pimpernel
Saman Tree
Ramayana
Samuel Smiles
Epictetus
Marcus Aurelius
Charles Dickens
Gospo
Port of Spain
Pagotes
Arwacas
The Chase
Green Vale
Shorthills
Sans Souci
Tobago
Symbols
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Houses
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A House for Mr Biswas
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Prologue
Part 1, Chapter 1
Part 1, Chapter 2
Part 1, Chapter 3
Part 1, Chapter 4
Part 1, Chapter 5
Part 1, Chapter 6
Part 2, Chapter 1
Part 2, Chapter 2
Part 2, Chapter 3
Part 2, Chapter 4
Part 2, Chapter 5
Part 2, Chapter 6
Part 2, Chapter 7
Epilogue
Themes
All Themes
Independence vs. Belonging
Social Status and Hierarchy
Education, Work, and Language
Gender and Family
Colonialism, Oppression, and Escape
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Mr Biswas
Shama
Savi
Anand
Mrs Tulsi
Owad
Bipti
Raghu
Dehuti
Ramchand
Tara
Ajodha
Seth
Chinta / C
Govind
Shekhar
Hari
W.C. Tuttle
The Solicitor’s Clerk
Miss Blackie
Pratap
Dhari
Bhandat
Jagdat
Misir
Mungroo
Mr George Maclean
Mr Burnett
Vidiadhar
Basdai
Terms
All Terms
Dhoti
Brahmin
Pundit
Puja
Hanuman House
Ceylon
Aryans
Ague
Thaumaturge
Scarlet Pimpernel
Saman Tree
Ramayana
Samuel Smiles
Epictetus
Marcus Aurelius
Charles Dickens
Gospo
Port of Spain
Pagotes
Arwacas
The Chase
Green Vale
Shorthills
Sans Souci
Tobago
Symbols
All Symbols
Houses
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