THE DESTRUCTION OF CORAL REEFS IN THE SHORT STORY “KAMI AKAN MATI, LIN” (WE WILL DIE, LIN)

The author keeps raising issues related to the environment in her works, which function as the beautiful elements and the backdrop of events. Recently, more writers are beginning to use environment as the main theme to move stories and their thoughts.. This study analyses the destruction of coral reefs in the short story “Kami Akan Mati, Lin” (We Will Die, Lin) authored by Seroja Theavy Balakrishnan. The main focus on the scrutiny is on the maritime pollution which has become the cause of coral destruction. The findings indicate that the destruction was due to the water pollution (sea and river) following human activities, such as ship waste disposal, logging, industrial activities, developments, and illegal catching of coral reefs. These activities cause that rivers and seas to be polluted, which in turn, threatens the ecology of marine life including that of the coral reefs. In conclusion, human activities pollute the seas and rivers, and illegal catching of coral reefs lead to the extinction of marine ecology, which consequently threatens human life again.