He is so instrumental in securing victory that Chief Chipvezero declares him an incomparable warrior, asking, "Handisati ndamboona murume mumwe achiuraya vavengi vakawanda zvakadaro... Dai panga pasina iye misoro yedu ingadai yati ware ware muchivanze chino" ("I have never before seen one man killing so many enemies... Were it not for him, our heads would have been strewn all over this compound.")
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The novel glorifies male heroism. Jekanyika is defined by his physical strength, his refusal to settle down, and his determination to fight. Scholars have noted that the novel is part of a literary tradition that "places male characters at the centre" and that "sexist in using male character's names as titles of texts". He is so instrumental in securing victory that
