Guilt is defined as a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime or wrong committed. Guilt is a major theme in the novel Fifth Business. Dunny has been raised in a strict Presbyterian household which has encouraged him to feel guilt about many minor things. Even though Paul was not born at the time of the snowball incident, Paul Dempster still feels guilty towards his mothers simple mindedness. Percy Boyd Stautons repressed guilt does considerable damage and ultimately recoils on himself. In Fifth Business many characters feel guilt due to the snowball incident. Dunny Ramsay feels extremely guilty because he had anticipated that Percy, with whom he had been arguing, would throw one final snowball at him before he eats dinner. He felt Mrs. Ramsay's pain when she was crying. "I had never heard an adult cry in pain before and the sound was terrible for me."(Page 3) Dunny is still very young, and most likely, he has the perception that the adults should be the strong ones. To hear Mrs. Dempster cry must have been very emotionally difficult for him. The guilt Dunny experienced, will forever remain with him and his friend Paul Dempster for the rest of the novel. When Paul Dempster is old enough to understand, he blames himself for causing his mother simple mindedness because it was his birth that caused it. The townspeople worsened his guilt by keeping a distance from him. "The dislike so many people felt for his mother - dislike for the queer and persistently unfortunate they attached to the unoffending son."(Page 34) Paul Dempster is looked at down upon because of his mother's actions that affect him. Once Paul understands his situation, his guilt then lives with him forever, unlike Percy whose guilt is undetected. Percy Boyd Stauton apparently feels no guilt at all throughout the novel. When Ramsay tries to confront him with the responsibility, Percy takes no responsibility when he states, "I threw a snowball at you and I guess it gave you a good smack.
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In the novel, Fifth Business by Robertson Davies, the main character, Dunstan Ramsey, takes the path of the Canadian hero. ... I think you are Fifth Business." (227) Liesl goes on to explain to Dunstan what Fifth Business is and, as he is listening to her, he realizes that she is right. ...
In the novel, Fifth Business by Robertson Davies, the main character, Dunstan Ramsey, takes the path of the Canadian hero. ... I think you are Fifth Business." (227) Liesl goes on to explain to Dunstan what Fifth Business is and, as he is listening to her, he realizes that she is right. ...
Boy goes through a lot of phases during the book Fifth Business. ... He claims that for a short amount of time that Boy was, "certainly unconscious" and met personally with young, clean cut men to discuss the ins and outs of business and then after the meeting he would attempt to push the young man forward in his company. ... Dunstan refers even to Greek mythology in describing this situation, he compares, and "they were business associates with an overtone of Jove's cup-bearer that I, at least, could not ignore. ...
Lots of people in our society can be dubbed as "neutral" in their behavior. They dont take part in the events occurring around them but rather just observe them. This characteristic can be called a beneficial characteristic as it may keep them out of disagreements. In the book Fifth Business wri...
Fifth Business Robertson Davies", Fifth Business, consists of a network of multiple characters both closely related and nearly opposites. ... Liesl comes to the conclusion that Dunstan is fifth business. Fifth business is a non-major character in, which is essential in bringing together the (story?). ...
