Canadian literature has been resolutely influenced by international immigration, particularly in recent decades. Carol Ann Shields works mainly probe on the existential aspects and individual self. Marriage is just the inception of a perpetual relationship where men and women determine to live together till death. Family is the principal unit of society, whereas man and woman unite to form a family, for the cause of the procreation and the subsistence of human life. The two vital components of marriage are individual and social. The individual element of marriage is for the man and woman to mutually agree with one and other. The social element of marriage is a persistent relationship to humans as husband and wife. The universal law of marriage is that when a male and female unite, they can create a life out of their own. The wife renounces and sacrifices for her husband and children. The process of giving birth and taking care of her whole family is a significant nature of a woman. A woman surveys for her true personality for being a wife in her marital status. Carol Ann Shields’ novels mainly exhibit the existential aspects in marital status and relationship. Happenstance is no repudiation. It portrays the essence of marriage and relationship. Jack is as reflective as Brenda is pragmatic. This paper “Carol Ann Shields Happenstance - An Intuition into Affianced Affiliation” analyzes the possible operation of femininity and masculinity to maintain relationship in a family.

Existence, Marriage, Love, Independent, Nature, Relationship.