Write an essay about the book called Fifth Business written by Robertson Davies.

1. With reference to Fifth Business, analyse how a character’s aspirations are thwarted by
his or her imperfections.

2. Seeing a character’s life as a journey in search of truth or meaning may help us to
understand a central theme of the work. Apply this statement to Fifth Business and assess
the degree to which this search is successful.

3. With reference to Fifth Business, show that the author develops a central theme through a
character who is unable to change his/her course of action.

4. To what extent is a character’s acquired self-knowledge essential to the resolution of a
work? Justify your answer with reference to Fifth Business

You can choose any one of these prompts and write the essay based on the following instruction. Please be careful about the following instruction and follow them.

The assignment is about writing a 5 paragraph essay that includes:
Introduction where the theme (if required) and thesis, and the directional statement which should be 3 topics to be discussed in the body paragraphs. The directional statement introduces the reader about the topics in the body paragraphs.