Fifth Business

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Themes

All Themes Religion, Faith, and Morality Guilt and Sacrifice The Meaning of Success History and Mythology Love, Family, and Psychology

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Characters

All Characters Dunstan Ramsay Mrs. Mary Dempster Paul Dempster Mr. Amasa Dempster Boy (Percy Boyd) Staunton Willie Ramsay Leola Cruikshank Liesl Faustina Padre Blazon The Headmaster

Symbols

All Symbols The stone in the snowball Dunstan Ramsay’s leg

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Fifth Business

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
& Analysis

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6

Themes

All Themes
Religion, Faith, and Morality
Guilt and Sacrifice
The Meaning of Success
History and Mythology
Love, Family, and Psychology

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Dunstan Ramsay
Mrs. Mary Dempster
Paul Dempster
Mr. Amasa Dempster
Boy (Percy Boyd) Staunton
Willie Ramsay
Leola Cruikshank
Liesl
Faustina
Padre Blazon
The Headmaster

Symbols

All Symbols
The stone in the snowball
Dunstan Ramsay’s leg

Theme Wheel

Fifth Business Study Guide

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Winner, Kathryn. "Fifth Business." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Jun 2015. Web. 23 Jan 2020.

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Winner, Kathryn. "Fifth Business." LitCharts LLC, June 17, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2020. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/fifth-business.

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