The desert carried a sentimental dimension in many Algerian novels, serving as a refuge for the novelist to express his worries. This study reveals the many symbols that abound in the writer’s self at the levels of reality and memory in one Algerian work of fiction. Through research titled: The fragmentation of the self between the desert wilderness and the conflict of cultural patterns in the novel, Wadi Al-Henna, by Jamila Talabawi. This study aims to investigate the cultural patterns in this novel, focusing on the dimensions of the self and its passion for the desert, and on the secrets of communication between them. This study relied on a descriptive approach, analyzing texts to interrogate their multiple formats and identify the hidden contents they contain that the writer chose to point out symbolically. The research yielded several results, the most important of which are: Jamila Talabawi demonstrated the desert’s, that marginalized space, ability to break the prevailing pattern and crowd out the center/city—revealing the world of zawiyas, their Sufi dimensions, and their societal role by demonstrating their practical impact on the social and religious life of the town of Timi, and the status of women in it. The control of customs and many outdated ideas in Timawi society, pushing the female self to rebel against society/the male self.