Wedding of Zein by Tayeb Salih and its portrayal of women.

In the Wedding of Zein written by Tayeb Salih, the portrayal of women in my opinion changes through out the story. They start off being the slaves of the man's power by adapting that one man has the power to get them married if he falls in love with them. From that, the same man wanted this one woman who was independent, smart, and could careless about what people thought of her. To that same …

…something with this passage and also with the character, Ni'ma. Although at the beginning of the story he portrays women as weak, he is now telling us that all women are not like that. And that we all have a vast different amongst each other. Ni'ma is She, and she alone, hold this honor. Their courtship, and the impact it has upon the village, comprises a highly provocative, and ultimately warm, view into human nature.