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5th Business

5th Business

Robertson Davies' novel, Fifth Business, revolves around guilt, competition, and two men who are foils of each other.  Although Dunstan Ramsay and Percy Boyd Staunton are parallels to each other, they contrast in a great number of ways.  Their awkward relationship plays a significant role in the number of elements which make Fifth Business such an interesting story.  
 	While Dunstan Ramsay had never been too interested in competing with Percy Boyd Staunton, Percy from a young age saw Dunny as a rival.  When Percy's brand new expensive sled isn't as fast as Dunny's, Percy gets angry and throws a snowball at Dunny, which in turn begins the setting for the novel.  The two continue to compete throughout the novel, for things such as Leola's love, military recognition, and more.  
 Percy's and Dunstan's characters contrast in many ways.  The most prominent way in which they contrast is their values.  Dunstan values spiritual things, while Percy values only material things.  Percy is impressed by and yearns for money, while Dunstan could care less about it.  Dunstan explains his lack of desire for materialistic things:  
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