Davis' "Fifth Business": Death Of Boy Staunton

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in childhood can create a
devastating blow to ones true happiness in later life. This was exactly the
case in Boy Staunton's life. Once, when he was little, he got in an
argument with Dunny which led to snowballs being launched at Dunny from an
aggravated Boy Staunton. The last snowball concealed a rock, and hit
Dunny's neighbor Mary Dempster in the head. As a result, she gave birth
prematurely (to Paul Dempster), and then afterwards became “simple minded”.
This particular incident acted as a foundation for Boy's growing shadow,
and contributed to the demise of his soul. It is ironic that the person
who had such a significant influence on Boy Staunton's shadow, was a woman
he did not know. When Boy was asked if he had any recognition of Mrs.
Dempster, he replied: “ None at all. Why Should I?”(page 261). Although Boy
only met her once, the guilt remained suppressed inside him for the rest of
his life.
Boy's guilt grew as the years went by, fed by incidents that
occurred from ...

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