mes twistedand that he finds no desire to associate himself with careless people like Tom, Daisy, and Jordan,thus siding with Mr. Gatsby. He comes to an understanding at the end that he could not havecome forth if it were not for Jordan Baker. Nick has finally reached the final stage of hischaracter development.The conscious part of Dunny’s personality is brought out by Liesl. Jung states that, “Onesself is composed of a group of several different kinds of psychic energy, each component of whichhas a different function in balancing the total self.” Liesl has a small part in Fifth Business yet playa vital role in the novel. It could be argued that the end of the novel is a result of what she says toDunny. This would not be so if she did not play a vital role in the developing of Dunny’scharacter. “You underestimate yourself Ramsay. Are you not the writer of A Hundred Saints forTravelers? And Forgotten Saints of the Tyrol? And Celtic Saints of Britain and Europe? WhenEisengrim mentioned last night that you were in the audience...I wanted to meet you at once. Adistinguished hagiographer does not often come our way.”(pg. 212 ln 12) Dunny’s reaction wasmuch like Nick’s, but nevertheless, would be deeply affected. “Many people when they areflattered seek immediately to show that themselves as being very hard-headed, to conceal the factthey have taken the bait. I am one of them.” (pg. 212 ln 31) At the end of the chapter Dunny willfind his morals and spiritual value in the clutches of Liesl. Liesl confronts Dunny with the truth about life and about his function as “Fifth Business”,and she also leads him to his conscious and recognition of his spiritual life. These actions causeDunny to fill his “spiritual and emotional void,” and as a result he brings Boy and Paul together tofinish unfinished business, causing the book to unfold and end. Thes...
