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Fifth Business by Robertson Davies follows Dunstan Ramsay, who is haunted by guilt from an accident in his childhood involving Mary Dempster, whom he believes to be a saint. Ramsay navigates his life through World War I, his passion for the study of saints, and his complex relationships with Mary and Paul Dempster. Throughout the novel, Ramsay grapples with themes of guilt, faith, and redemption. The book contains themes of mental illness and wartime trauma.