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This paper explores the dramatization of animals and human-animal relationships in Ezra Chadza's novel Chichewa, Kokha Mchepera was Kalulu. This novel tells a horror story that dramatizes how humans and animals interact in their struggle for survival and superiority. The book also deals with problem-solving mechanisms that require shrewdness in an adverse environment. Chad's novel, Kokha Mchepera was Kalulu, informs an environmental ethic of human trusteeship rather than advocating ecophobia. The findings of this paper reveal that despite the smallness of means, as epitomized by the novel's protagonist, human greatness is measured by astounding results. Those animals significantly impact human lives, and drawing parallels with animals inspires courage and shrewdness among humans. Although the human attitude towards animals is tinged with complexities depending on particularised animal attributes, zootherapy benefits humans. Animals and their various body parts are used for therapeutic purposes for human ailments and diseases. Some of the chemicals from animals are believed to be toxic, crocodile’s bile, for example. The ubiquity of animals in Kokha Mchepera Kalulu informs the imagery of forests, trees, fertile land, grass, wild fruits, mushrooms, mountains, rivers, pools, and lakes that suggest the relevance of an ecocritical perspective. |
