Class Conflicts and Cultural Assimilation in V.S. Naipaul’s A House for Mr Biswas: An Analysis

Dr Manjula Goel

Class conflict, Struggle for identity, Quest for home

V.S. Naipaul’s A House for Mr. Biswas is a semi-autobiographical novel, and this work brought him great recognition. The protagonist, Mr. Mohun Biswas, being a marginalised fights against his adverse circumstances and situations on the alien land of Trinidad, and V.S. Naipaul effectively portrays the difficulties of his life in elaborate detail. The author showcases Mr Biswas’s victory over his endless problems. Finally, Mr. Biswas wins the right to build his own house, which becomes a symbol of his identity as a middleman in this colonial world. The present paper exposes the thought processes of Mr. Mohun Biswas, whether it is his struggle for self-identity or class conflict. V.S. Naipaul brings to light not only the protagonist’s struggle for dignity and selfhood but also the cultural conflicts he faces in the colonial world, where the other characters are also striving to maintain Indian traditions. So, cultural hybridity is another theme in this work.

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"Class Conflicts and Cultural Assimilation in V.S. Naipaul’s A House for Mr Biswas: An Analysis", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.4, Issue 8, page no.365-367, August-2019, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR1908059.pdf

Volume 4 Issue 8, August-2019

Pages : 365-367

Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_304899

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