The quotation "Let me now re-emphasise the extreme looseness of the structure of all objects", resonates on the plethora of contexts in which the novel, "In the Skin of a Lion", can be valued, though differently defined and explored by each. Therefore, just as there is no one single story in the novel, there is also no one reading and no one meaning, giving the reader unlimited autonomy. These readings are not mutually exclusive, but inform and impact on each other, enlightening and clarifying the reader's understanding of the novel to a point further than his or her own context. This "looseness" is present in the novel's form, content, imagery, themes, language, and characterisation, empowering the reader and allowing for a response of imaginative freedom.

The "extreme looseness" referred to in the quotation represents the many existing versions of truth, an element of a post-colonial reading. By challenging...