The main goal in life is to discover ourselves. Many psychologists have thought about how to explain the process of how to achieve this goal, one of them is Carl Gustav Jung. Jung developed revolutionary theories that concerned self-knowledge and in the eyes of many people they surpassed the theories of others. His most famous theory was the process towards achieving self-awareness, also known as individuation. According to Carl Jung there are four main aspects to completing the journey of self-awareness: the Persona, the Shadow, the Soul and the Self. Each aspect, better known as an archetype, is fundamental to achieving self-awareness and each archetype relies on the one before it. This view of self-awareness was widely publicized and had an impact on many people, one of whom was Robertson Davies, the author of the fictional memoir "Fifth Business". Davies used this concept of the journey to self-awareness in his novel and inflicted it on the protagonist, Dunstan Ramsay. Dunstan undertakes this journey over the course of the novel and is cast in the role of the outcast, the role of the Fifth Business, as the title suggests. When someone is Fifth Business, they are the outcast in their own life, not being the person in control, and Dunstan fits this role perfectly. Fifth Business “knows the secret of the hero's birth, comes to the heroine's aid, when she thinks all is lost, keeps the hermit in his cell, and may even be the cause of someone's death” (Davies, 218). This explanation of the Fifth Affairs fits into Dunstan's life with a high degree of precision, vaguely but precisely outlining the events of his life. Dunstan achieved self-awareness by embracing his role as Fifth Business....... middle of paper...... review of an article that was published about his 'boring' life, saying: "I have been chosen by fate and my character for the vital, if never glorious, role of Fifth Business” (Davies, 9). Fifth Business and all subsequent events in his life resulted from the outcome of that day. The Jungian archetypes of Persona, Soul, Shadow, and Self all played significant roles during Dunstan's journey to self-awareness. they all played a substantial role in his life, influencing every move he made. Dunstan's role in the Fifth Affairs and him consciously recognizing that it was crucial for him to achieve self-awareness because this is the actual role he fit into, and if he had denied it, he would not have known his true self, which is the Fifth Business, and individuation.