The present article examines the problem of seeing in the migration and the quest of Idriss, a young Berber shepherd in the novel of Michel Tournier, ＂The Golden Droplet＂. The North African teenager accustomed to use the signs in his native culture, but then affected by various forms of images repeatedly emerged during his journey and suffered from the stereotyped clichés imposed by others. Only through the memories of the song lyrics of his homeland, relearning the signs of Islamic culture made him be able to escape from the images, thus to re-question his self-image. The subtle arrangements of the author transform a seemingly ordinary topic into a unique, exotic atmosphere. In fact, this novel of re-questioning self-image not only leads to the problem of alienation and the ways of seeing of others, but also implies the dialectical relationship between the image and the sign. The questions of seeing, interpretation and creation are carefully integrated into the main theme, the protagonist’s migration journey. In addition, Tournier’s concern about sign and creation seems to be revealed in the novel by an open ending: the shepherd’s quest results in a question mark, which invites readers to join the journey, to dance between-in with Idriss.
