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- Title
IMAGES OF HOPE IN ICE CANDY MAN.
- Authors
Tabasum, Irshad Ahmad; Karim, Asim
- Abstract
This article highlights the importance of life saving forces in Ice Candy Man where life destroying forces rule the roost. The novel presents insane frenzy to destroy but such a frenzy fails to crush the voices of regeneration and rejuvenation. Life regenerates, though the forces of destruction wreak havoc. In spite of sad and somber atmosphere, it ends on a happy note that social and cultural coexistence is possible by adopting tolerant view about life. Images like love, life, hope, trust, chirping of the birds and compassion in the face of brutality show that all is not lost. If there are killers, there are saviors as well. By trying to save the people of different religions, Imam Din and Godmother prove themselves as the saviors of humanity. People like Lenny's mother and aunt prove how the disgraced and dehumanized women are rehabilitated in the chaotic situation of war. Even the fickle-minded Ice Candy Man turns into a purified steadfast lover and Shanta seeks her shanty (peace) among her own people at the end of the novel. The innocence of Lenny remains intact and she is at home with her Ayia, whether Hindu or Muslim. The aim of this article is to show that chaos cannot kill man's desire for order in life.
- Subjects
TERROR management theory; SOCIAL psychology; MORTALITY salience hypothesis; HUMAN behavior; FEAR of death
- Publication
Kashmir Journal of Language Research, 2013, Vol 16, Issue 1, p237
- ISSN
1028-6640
- Publication type
Article