NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH
ASSIGNMENT FOR MEG –08
July 2016 & January 2017 Sessions
Programme: MEG
Assignment Code: MEG-08/TMA/2016-17
Max Marks: 100
6. What role do irony and humour play in the novel
A House for Mr. Biswas? Substantiate your answer with examples from the text of
the novel.
Any discussion on the use of
irony and humor in A House for M.r Biswas would start with a look at the title
and what it signifies. The title of the story by Seepersad Naipaul, on which it
is based, is “They Called Him Mohun”, much more informal with a touch of
closeness/intimacy, conveyed in the use of the first name.
The nature of humor
in the novel varies. Sometimes it borders on pathos as when describing the education
system sometimes there is a black edge to it is in the passages describing the
way in which Mr. Biswas and Shama get married. At times it is ..............
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