Navigating Identity and Colonialism: A Comparative Study of Solé's Birds of Passage and Salih's Season of Migration to the North | ||
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| Volume 64, Issue 1, April 2025, Pages 133-159 PDF (532.21 K) | ||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jfab.2025.364878.1254 | ||
| Author | ||
| Nihad Fottouh* | ||
| الجامعه الفرنسيه فى مصر | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This paper explores the correlated themes of identity and colonialism in Robert Solé's Birds of Passage (1992) and Tayeb Salih's Season of Migration to the North (1966). Through comparative analysis, the study examines how both novels depict the protagonists' struggles with cultural displacement and the enduring impact of colonialism on their identities. In Birds of Passage, the Batrakani family navigates the complexities of migration and cultural assimilation in Egypt, reflecting the broader colonial exploitation and its effects on personal and cultural identity. Similarly, Season of Migration to the North delves into the psychological and cultural ramifications of British colonialism on Sudanese society, as seen through the experiences of Mustafa Sa'eed and the unnamed narrator. By focusing on the protagonists' journeys and the cultural tensions they face, the study reveals the universal struggles of identity and displacement in a post-colonial world. This research provides a deeper understanding of the ways in which Solé and Salih articulate the complexities of human experience through their portrayals of identity and colonialism. It tends to answer the questions: In what ways does colonialism impact on the characters' identities and their sense of belonging? | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Identity Colonialism; Migration; Bird; Nature | ||
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