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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