Gendered and Ecological Representation in Masotsha Mike Hove’s ‘Confessions of a Wizard’ and Wiseman Magwa’s ‘Jemedza’

Abstract

Literary works are one of the main avenues through which information, attitudes, values and behavioural patterns towards world phenomena are disseminated and processed. Characters in plays and novels serve as role models for the younger generation, especially when the texts are prescribed as instructional materials in schools. There is a gap regarding literature related to the representation of gender, culture, environment and pandemics in instructional materials prescribed for learners in Zimbabwe.