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Fifth Business Template 1:

Analyzing Characterization through the genre of the Bildungsroman

Oxford’s Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms defines a bildungsroman as, “a kind of novel that follows the development of the hero or heroine from childhood or adolescence into adulthood, through a troubled quest for identity” (Baldick 27).

Analyzing Dunstan Ramsay’s characterization and development throughout the text, complete the character development map; consider that he is on a quest for his own identity:

Character | Section | Summary of character development (in this section) | Evidence of Character Growth |

Dunstan Ramsay | Part 1: Mrs. Dempster | | |

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| Part 2: I am Born Again | | |

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| Part 3: My Fool-Saint | | |

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| Part 4: Gyges and King Candaules | | |

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| Part 5: Liesl | | |

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| Part 6: The Soiree of Illusions | | |

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Fifth Business Template 2: Examining Theme

As a modern work of literary fiction, Robertson Davies’ Fifth Business utilizes theme to help convey the message of the author and the text. Complete the following chart, identifying and analysing the use of the following themes throughout the novel.

Theme | Examples from the text | Analysis of this Example | How the theme (in general) is used to enhance the text as a whole |

Religion | | | |

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Madness | | | |

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Women | | | |

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Myth and history (Reality vs. Fiction) | | | |

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Fifth Business Template 3:

Critical Approach Passage Analysis

For each section of the text, you will be completing a passage analysis. You will select a passage from the section (which should be 7-10 lines—half a page maximum) and analyze the passage using one of the critical approaches. Each passage...