Towards The Path of Exploring: Unhoused and Unnecessary in‘A House for Mr. Biswas’

Abstract

This paper entitled Towards The Path of Exploring: Unhoused and Unnecessary In ‘A House for Mr. Biswas’ pursuits and analyses the psychological forces viz. disgust and anguish which create the feeling of alienation and fragmentation within a person in the colonial world. Under the light of Naipaul’s novel A House for Mr. Biswas, it attempts to reveal the hardships of the postcolonial people, endure in their search for self- identity and self-esteem in Caribbean society. Also, it’s intended to make an in-depth and insightful study of the existential predicaments, complications, contradictions and endeavours of the protagonist named Mr. Biswas and other major characters. It also explores those crucial circumstances in which of being alienated, Mr. Biswas deteriorates himself as homeless and rootless in Carole society. While reflecting the theory of mimicry by Homi K. Bhaba, this paper also touches the social and cultural issues by which the individuality of a particular person is affected, decayed and disordered. To accomplish the theme of present research paper effectively, the major aim is to discuss Trinidad, Naipaul’s birthplace, is so important that can’t be simply overlooked in his life.