The significance of different houses in A House For Mr. Biswas

From his first move as a child to his aunt's house following the death of his father onward, Mr. Biswas finds himself either living in a relative's home or in a ramshackle excuse for a house of his own, neither of which is able to last long before he has to move again. Especially since he forms a family with Shama so early in his life, Mr. Biswas' life is heavily impacted by the conditions in which he lives; as a contrarian, he desires private accommodations, while as a fairly impractical man, he often depends upon others in order to have accommodations at all.

A house is perhaps the most important motif in the story. Throughout his life, Mohun lives in lots of places, some grand and some merely a room with leaking roofs. His yearning to have a house of his own is a symbol of his need to make a mark in the world. He came to the world unplanned and created a lot of trouble for everyone—even before he actually did anything, merely by being born on an unlucky hour. His life is considered unnecessary and a burden on his parents. He wishes to die in a place he can call of his own, where he wouldn't have