Season of Migration to the North

Season of Migration to the North tells the story of Mustafa Sa'eed, a Sudanese born man, who left to study in London, only to return after being struck by a tragic incident that led to his incarceration. The story, which is told through the narrators point of view, reveals bits and pieces of Mustafa's story throughout the novel, pieces that have been collected from those who knew Mustafa, the narrator, and Mustafa himself. I have read up to the section in the novel where Hosna is pressured into marrying the 70 year old man named Wad Reyes. As the story unfolds, she continuously attempts to resist his sexual advances, but finally he attempts to rape her. This ends in tragedy, as she kills him and then commits suicide. It was very ironic that her fate was very similar to Mustafa's and the continuous chain of tragedy that follows Mustafa and his legacy.