A House for Mr Biswas
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Part 1, Chapter 5
Part 1, Chapter 6
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Part 2, Chapter 4
Part 2, Chapter 5
Part 2, Chapter 6
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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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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
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Dhari
Bhandat
Jagdat
Misir
Mungroo
Mr George Maclean
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Puja
Hanuman House
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Ramayana
Samuel Smiles
Epictetus
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Charles Dickens
Gospo
Port of Spain
Pagotes
Arwacas
The Chase
Green Vale
Shorthills
Sans Souci
Tobago
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Prologue
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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
Quotes
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
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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
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Arwacas
The Chase
Green Vale
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Tobago
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