V. S. Naipaul is far more than just a ＂regional writer,＂ though he is usually labeled as one of ＂Caribbean writers.＂ In contrast to regional writing which highlights men's commitment to the lands they lived or live, Naipaul's works negate humans' allegiances to their homes and communities. Naipaul's protagonists are mostly tramps who travel the world and discard their local identities. Half a Life and its sequel Magic Seeds are especially pessimistic because the protagonist loses the senses of place and belonging as well. Both Half a Life and Magic Seeds depict the protagonist's travels and stays in India, England and Africa, which mirror both his physical paths and mental landscape. Demonstrating his hero's lack of ＂vision＂ of land, Naipaul sarcastically describes India as nothing but the kingdom of illusion and disillusionment of revolutionary paradise, England as ＂a sham,＂ its kings and queens as ＂imposters,＂ the English capitalist society as Jack's ＂beanstalk＂ and Africa as a magic castle as well as a prison for the hero. Tired of all places of which he has no sense of identity, the hero remains as a tramp-a stranger to all lands. In these two books Naipaul's focus on conflict in the multi-cultural landscape fortifies his hero's homelessness as a stranger. This man's journey of search for a home and identity and his eventual alienation from land embody the senses of insecurity and complexity, which characterize diaspora.