The Novel ' Fifth Business '

How can two people watch or read the same story and yet, interpret it completely differently? Does it have to do with the author’s intentions, or maybe it has to do with the viewers’ own backgrounds and ideologies? Whatever the case may be, viewing one piece of work can lead to a wide array of opinions and critiques. It is through the diversity of such lenses that Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller has become one of the most well-known plays in modern history. There are many different ways in which a play can be criticized, however, criticisms from the approaches of a Marxist and reader-response will be utilized to further dissect Death of a Salesman. Marxist criticism sees pieces of works as a struggle between different socioeconomic classes; what better way to see Miller’s play than for what it is at face value, the struggle of a middle-class man trying to achieve the American dream (1750). On the other hand, a reader-response criticism comes from either an objective or subjective view; in this case Death of a Salesman will be viewed with a subjective lens based on Willy’s deteriorating mental health (1746).

Money brings the inequality of possessions, also called “the haves and the have not’s.” We may all be equal in the eyes of God, but here on earth some eyes grow green with envy. Children come home from daycare complaining that Little Jimmy’s truck was bigger than his, husbands and fathers are forever eying the Jones; new corvette, and entire wars have erupted over the “you have it and I’m gonna get it” mentality. Inequality of possessions is not bad though many passages in the Bible teach that even in heaven there are different degrees of rewards. Even God’s spiritual gifts are not given equally to each of us, but this does not mean He loves one person more than the other. It is what we do with

When you develop messages, what factors should you consider as you choose your words? Which considerations do you think are most important? Why?

1. Assume that the state of Ohio passed a hazardous waste statute, seeking to protect the general public and workers. The state statute did not violate the Commerce Clause because it imposed no restriction on interstate commerce. Both the state statute and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) established job safety standards and specified worker training and employer licensing, but the requirements differed. Which statute(s) Ohio corporations had to obey? Pick the best ANALYSISwer.

There are many different paths people can take throughout their lives. In the novel, Fifth Business by Robertson Davies, the main character, Dunstan Ramsey, takes the path of the Canadian hero. There are many different steps to be taken by the hero and Dunstan Ramsey follows his path by completing each step.

	Although Dunstan and Percy are very much opposites throughout the novel, there is one area in which they are both the same- neither one of them is able to form warm, lasting human relationships. At the beginning of their marriage, Percy is unable to be faithful to Leola, but claims that since he "still loves her, the encounters with the other ladies didn’t really count." Percy is still unable to be faithful to Leola later on in their marriage, due to his failing efforts to bring up to "his standards". When Leola later dies, Percy does not even come home for her funeral. Dunstan is not able to form lasting relationships either. When he

The guilt felt by Dunstan altered the way he lives through his complete devotion for Mary Dempster. Dunstan’s guilt is the

Therefore, he wouldn’t have been able to ruin her life with his involvement in the snowball incident that Percy created. The moment he thought of her as a Saint was when she saved his brother Willie’s life simply by calling his name calmly and gently shaking his feet.When he woke up from the short coma Dunstan fainted out of disbelief. “He worked through that woman, and she is a blessed saint for what she did for me” [97]. That being said, is the first time Dunstan referred to Mrs Dempster to being a saint in his mind and where he first tried to get her recognized for it, which didn’t work because she was crazy. Ultimately, Willie could have had a bad spell due to his body trying to slowly die off, which made him seem dead due to the low pulse and the shallow breathing. The idea would make you wonder why he never asked Percy to speak up and admit it was he who had thrown the snowball with a stone inside of it at anyone in the first place. Although he never said

Janie, again, finds herself in a loveless marriage. Unlike her first, however, the lack of affection is reciprocal. “Again with Jody [as with Logan], Janie has money and respectability, but Jody's objectification - of her and his demand for her submission stifles any desire

In addition to his commitment to Mary Dempster, Dunstan felt responsible for the premature birth of her son Paul Dempster, which led him to also care for Paul.

Finally, throughout the novel, Mary Dempster has an impactful role in the growth of Dunstan Ramsay. Mary teaches Dunny to disregard the moral rules of society, and to behave in a manner that is unselfish and for the betterment of others. Dunny admires Mary

In contrast, when we interpret Mary Dempster along Jungian archetypes, we see her in various roles and see her as a dynamic character who changes as much as Dunny does in the novel since she is arguably, one of the active agents for change in Dunny's life. Firstly, she is the mother figure, bringing forth a weakened child into the world. She then becomes a type of a savior figure, not only because of her appearance to Dunny as he crawls through the mud in World War I, but also because she gave of herself unselfishly to the drifter in the grave pit. After this incident she is not crazy, but distracted. She becomes the Jungian outcast in the novel since the small town mentality cannot accept why she would ever prostate herself to a drifter. Mary becomes other things through the novel. This is just a start. The point is

In Robertson Davies novel, Fifth Business the main character Dunstable Ramsay is constantly reflecting on his life in order to make it meaningful and worth living. He is put through a life changing decision on whether or not to keep his childhood friends secret, which at the end he ends up doing. It all starts with Percy Boyd Staunton, who throws a snowball that was intended to hit Dunstan, but Dunstan being able to dodge it, caused the snowball to hit Mary Dempster instead. The snowball incident causes Mary Dempster to go into premature labour, thus causing Paul to be born as a feeble child. “I was perfectly sure, you see, that the birth of Paul Dempster, so small, so feeble was my fault” (Davis, 16). Dunstan

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Do you believe in absolute truth? Is there more than one way/religion to understanding absolute truth about God and the meaning of life?