what picture of the hindus in trinidad do you find in naipaul's a house for Mr. biswas ? (Consider the families of bipti's father, raghu, ajodha, and mr. tulsi)
This is only a short answr space but I can give you a general comment. The story portrays religion in Trinidad, whether Hindi or Christianity, in wry—if not outright satirical—terms. Hari, the pundit, is ridiculed by Mr. Biswas for bringing bad fortune upon houses and people he blesses; and Dorothy, the westernized wife of Shekhar, is disdained by Mrs. Tulsi's daughters for her pretentiousness. Consider the very Hindu Hanuman House. This house is a symbol of dependence, servitude, and humiliation for Mohun Biswas. His in-laws, a wealthy family in Trinidad, have an unkindly way of disposing of their daughters and yet making sure that they were assured with their servitude: marrying them to high-caste, unemployed men. The men would be guaranteed a job within the family business; they wouldn't be paid, but they would receive accommodation and food, and they still would be considered in debt to the family for providing them the means for a livelihood. Mohun realizes this and begins to hate the sight of the house since it represents a life of servitude.
