their high tea, lived in an elitist society, and retained their strong Presbyterian beliefs. For example, in the novel, Barometer Rising, the Wain's are one of the prominent families in Halifax, and it is mentioned that working on Sunday is not acceptable. Strong Canadian Protestant religious beliefs including an adopted dislike for Catholics, stemming from England's reformation and their hatred of the French helped to fuel the conflict between Canadians themselves. Take the case of the Wain family will: "The Wain estates had been passed regularly from father to son, each one's will containing the proviso that if the heir should marry a Roman Catholic the legacy was forfeit." This phrase is an excellent example of British religious prejudices being passed on to Canadians. Although, Canada held fast and steady to British social traditions, Canada's national identity was changing due to World War I, which the third novel, Fifth Business continues. Fifth Business, written by Robertson Davies, is a chronological novel of Dunstan Ramsey's life; it illustrates the transformation of Canada's national identity between the years 1908 to 1970. At the beginning of the novel, the characters, especially the Ramsey's are greatly influenced by imperialism: "There was a picture of Queen Victoria hanging in the library, and one look at her would tell you that anybody under her protection was in luck." This quote highlights imperial loyalty, by having imperial reminders in public places. In addition, the characters have strong social religious Presbyterian beliefs and prejudices (Davies, 9, 16) and British ancestry (Davies, 10). Secondly, in the chapter "I am Born Again", when Dunstan and Percy go off to fight in World War I, Canada's identity begins to change from that of a colonial identity to one of Canadian national identity. Take the case, at the beginning of the war Dunstan was a member of the Second Canadian Division and later a part of the Canadi...
