A House for Mr Biswas

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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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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
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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

Theme Wheel

Ague

Thaumaturge Term Analysis

Scarlet Pimpernel

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