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    Fifth Business: Search for Self Identity In Robertson Davies’ novel Fifth Business‚ the author uses the events that occurred in Deptford as a Canadian Allusion to reveal character identity. Three characters in the novel from Deptford: Boy Staunton‚ Dunstan Ramsey and Paul Dempster‚ leave Deptford to embark on a new identity to rid of their horrid past. The three main characters of the novel‚ all of whom to some extent try to escape their small town background‚ change their identity to become

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    extreme conditions it demolishes one’s life‚ it is better known as guilt. Guilt is a reoccurring theme in Robertson Davies’ Fifth Business‚ and William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ that is demonstrated by various characters including‚ Dunstable Ramsay‚ Paul Dempster‚ Hamlet and Claudius and this essay shall compare the theme of guilt between the two literatures. In the novel Fifth Business‚ guilt is a plague that has spread throughout the lives of Dunstan Ramsay‚ and Paul Dempster; both characters are drenched

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    Fifth Business: The consequences of guilt All actions have consequences. Sometimes one does not have to participate in the action‚ but only be related‚ and the crime committed can have serious consequences for everyone. The consequence‚ or lack of consequence‚ is determined by one’s upbringing. This is clearly the case present in Robertston Davies’ Fifth Business. Although Boy committed the crime‚ Dunstan feels a profound sense of guilt about the snowball incident. On the other hand‚ Boy obliterates

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    William J. Chambliss‚ “The Saints and the Roughnecks” the Saints are a social group that everyone has very high expectations for. This group in particular has an expected bright future ahead of them with money and success and are treated with respect from authority and from peers. Although the Saints do not act as though their reputation is at bay with frequent partying‚ drinking‚ and dangerous pranks‚ they are still treated like responsible students. Unlike the Saints‚ the Roughnecks have a different

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    may have been sacrificed to God for a reason‚ and not to dwell on it and make it his personal problem.  While Dunstan doesn’t always agree with Blazon‚ his advice is certainly good for his self-examination. Leisl is the one who pegs Dunstan as "fifth business" -- a cognomen which certainly doesn’t always fit him -- and makes Dunstan consider him less the protagonist of every drama involving him‚ but possibly only a supporting character.  This can make a particularly egotistical person depressed‚ but

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    Collisions with Reality Padre Blazon‚ a character in the novel Fifth Business‚ said: “If you think her a saint‚ she is a saint to you.” (Davis 165). This quote implies that what a person may believe as true in their mind will only remain true in their mind. This quote reveals the theme of illusions verses realities in the novel Fifth Business written by Robertson Davis. The conflict between illusions and realities is the most established theme in the novel. It prevails through aspects of faith

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    continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person’s mind. In Robertson Davies novel‚ “Fifth Business”‚ the central character’s intruding thoughts bring him to failure. Throughout the novel‚ it is evident that Dunstan Ramsay’s obsessions are what cause his slow‚ tragic‚ exclusion from society. Dunstan’s involvement with Mary Dempster‚ his appetite for magic‚ his unnecessarily kept secrets‚ and his queer admiration for saints all affect his character in a way that prevents him from forming relationships

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    Saints at the River‚ by Ron Rash‚ is a novel that brings light to the controversy of conservation and effectively relays both sides of the argument with very limited biased. There are many factors that influence the controversy and its surrounding issues‚ but the primary decision is whether or not nature should be preserved or commercialized. While the young girl’s father uses an emotional argument and only wants his daughter’s body‚ many of the people supporting him care much more about using this

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    The Fifth Discipline The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization Part I “Give Me a Lever Long Enough …and Single-handedly I Can Move the World” ? From a very early age‚ we are taught to break apart problems‚ to fragment the world ? The tools and ideas that are presented in this book are for destroying the illusion that the world is created of separate‚ unrelated forces ? As the world becomes more interconnected and business becomes more complex and dynamic‚ work must become more “learningful”

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    pursuing the idealistic path. He helps others fulfill their meaning of life by traveling miles to find them and to bring them back to his field of dreams. He risks his fortune to do so‚ ultimately being successful. On the other hand‚ in the novel "Fifth Business"‚ by Robertson Davies‚ Boy Staunton believes that he will be very successful and will get what he wants if he is rich. Although boy succeeds in getting money and living a life of luxury‚ he is never truly happy. He always tries to reach his vision

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