A Bend in the River
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1  Chapter 2  Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5  Chapter 6  Chapter 7  Chapter 8  Chapter 9  Chapter 10  Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13  Chapter 14  Chapter 15 Chapter 16  Chapter 17 
Themes
All Themes Power, Freedom, and Identity Racism and Diasporic Identity Postcolonialism and Perpetual Unrest The City vs. the Bush Layers of the Past
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Salim Metty Indar Nazruddin Ferdinand The President / The Big Man Raymond Yvette Shoba Mahesh Zabeth Father Huismans Idlephonse Citizen Théotime
Terms
All Terms Cités Citoyen/Citoyenne Lycée Malin Marchande Metís Seances d’animation
Symbols
All Symbols Water Hyacinths Masks and Costumes Latin Mottos (Placards)
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Pathos Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Unreliable Narrator
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A Bend in the River

by V. S. Naipaul

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