Irony is a literary term employed by writers for humorous and rhetorical effect. Coincidence, on the other hand, does neither of the above but rather helps in the progression of the story making it an author's tool to help foundering plots. Huck, the protagonist in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, is a boy who goes on an adventurous trip along the Mississippi River with Jim, a runaway slave. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton is a narrative on the journey of Kumalo, a native priest, from Ndotsheni to Johannesburg to search for several members of his family who had left years ago. In the novels, coincidence and chance are recurring themes which creates a spurious atmosphere in the stories presented. Most writers rely on coincidence to further the development of their stories but in both of these novels the continuous manifestations of dubious possibilities...