A House for Mr Biswas as a comprehensive analysis of colonial situation in the Trinidad

  • Unique Paper ID: 172994
  • PageNo: 1987-1988
  • Abstract:
  • V.S. Nailal wrote "A House for Mr. Biswas" at the age of twenty-nine. The novel is called as ‘magnificent’ by Nadine Gordimer (The New York times). It addresses the colonial situation in Trinidad. Colonialism does not only involve the conquest of lands but also the labor power of its people. The novel highlights how the Tulsi family exploits the laborers who are their relatives. Colonization is always based on exploitation, and this paper will emphasize the oppression of the colonizers (the Tulsi family) and the protagonist's (Mr. Biswas) courage to oppose this system.

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BibTeX

@article{172994,
        author = {Sameer Ahmad Thoker},
        title = {A House for Mr Biswas as a comprehensive analysis of colonial situation in the Trinidad},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {9},
        pages = {1987-1988},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=172994},
        abstract = {V.S. Nailal wrote "A House for Mr. Biswas" at the age of twenty-nine. The novel is called as ‘magnificent’ by Nadine Gordimer (The New York times). It addresses the colonial situation in Trinidad. Colonialism does not only involve the conquest of lands but also the labor power of its people. The novel highlights how the Tulsi family exploits the laborers who are their relatives. Colonization is always based on exploitation, and this paper will emphasize the oppression of the colonizers (the Tulsi family) and the protagonist's (Mr. Biswas) courage to oppose this system.},
        keywords = {Colonialism, Exploitation, Trinidad, Resistance and Oppression.},
        month = {February},
        }

Cite This Article

Thoker, S. A. (2025). A House for Mr Biswas as a comprehensive analysis of colonial situation in the Trinidad. International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology (IJIRT), 11(9), 1987–1988.

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