Fifth Business Part IV

Chapter 1
Depression hit really hard but Boy Staunton manages to survive
and thrive with his sugar and sugar substitutes
Leola continues to be unfit for Boy as she again and again
disappoints him
o Soon she gives up and this exacerbated the relationship
between the two
o What is the expectation that you guys would have for
Leola?
Dustan tries not to interfere but Boy manages to tick him off with
the film incident
o Boy requested Dunstan to produce some films and they
turned out to be naked pictures of Leola
o When Dunstan went over for dinner, Boy openly brings up
this topic in front of Leola and embarrasses her, which
made Dunstan Angry
o Dunstan then tells the story of Gyges and King Candaules
Gyges and the Queen either kills or depose the king
Thoughts on Gyges and King Candaules
Potential foreshadowing?
9 months later Leola gives birth to David
Chapter 2
Dunstan continues to visit Ms. Dempster and Ms. Shanklin
introduces him to Orpheus Wettenhall, her lawyer
Ms. Shanklin soon passes away and Dunstan is entrusted with
5000 dollars if he agrees to be Ms. Dempsters guardian.
Orpheus suicides*
o From the pressure of the stock market
o What do you think Orpheus has to do with this?
Dunstan places Mrs. Dempster in a public hospital for insane
What do you think he felt?
o Sense of powerless that he is unable to support Ms.
Dempster
o Limitations of human
o Sense of guilt for leaving her and being unable to be with
her
o Concerned? Worried?
Chapter 3
Dunstan continues to study saints and he has written a book on
saints

Dunstan discovers a group of Jesuits, Bollandists, and they invite

Dunstan to write for them
o Boy believes that this is a dead end
Dunstan worries that they wont accept him since hes not
Christian but they do with politeness
Dunstan became close with elderly priest Padre and he shares
his beliefs on Marys miracles and Padre asks why does Dunstan
care about the Churchs views
o A Miracle can be judged subjectively and still be Legit
o Do you agree with this?
Thoughts on subjective judgment
Blazon believes that Mary is very important to Dunstan as a
whole

Chapter 4
Leola eventually discovers Boys affairs
Leola later tries to seduce Dunstan but he refuses
o Why do you think she did this?
Lust? Loneliness?
Leola leaves and Dunstan learns that she tried to commit suicide
Leola survives but gives up on life