Examine the twin themes of dislocation and sense of loss in the novel Ice - Candy Man.

Dislocation and loss are present in Sidhwa's
Ice- Candy Man, or Cracking India.  The idea
that Partition is depicted as an arbitrary force, something that the British and Indian
politicians designed but could never foresee the disastrous results.  The community of
heterogeneous Indians that were present in Lenny's wife are all divided and separated as
Partition becomes a reality in the post- British India.  The onslaught of violence that
accompanies Partition creates situations where families have to leave their homes and
abandon parts of their identity because of threats to the safety:  "Military trucks
arrive in Pir Pindo to evacuate Muslims to safer places but the Muslim peasants are
confused. They can't leave their home, property and harvest all of a sudden."  For
people who are so strongly tied to land and the generations that preceded them in those
areas, Partition is depicted as a modern construction that fails to take into account
how individuals are connected to the concept that Partition ends up breaking:  Land. 
When Ranna has to leave to find an area of safety, it is symbolic of the millions of
Hindus and Muslims that had to do ths ame, experiencing dislocation and loss in the
process.