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Family is considered as a basic group of individuals who are related by blood, ancestry, and by bond. It is a space where individuals find reasons to stay or leave in order to grow and find their individual qualities. To define a family cannot be constrained and narrowed. Family is like a sanctuary and it differs in layers for every individual. It can sometimes be a comfort or a discomfort. Similar tothe substratum for organisms and plants to grow, family is considered as a space where individuals find their similarities, differences and identities. Michael Ondaatje, a Sri Lankan born Canadian writer, poet, and renowned literary figure has giving life to lives and spaces through his works most importantly his novels. His works that include many novels, poems, memoirs that reflect human life in varied circumstances are set in war-torn landscapes or places pertaining to pre or post war period, this not only portrays vulnerable situations that human beings go through but also reflects the effects of war on lives especially families. Michael Ondaatje has experienced quite a lot of familial bonds and familial situations. He has voiced out his views through characters and how they grow with familial relationships and how it helps them realise their own selves. This paper draws focuson how family and parenthood play its part ingenetic, emotive, and interpersonal dimensions. The novels taken for study are Divisadero and Warlight.