The most significant conflict that Dunstable faces in Fifth Business occurs right at the beginning of the novel with the snowball incident. Dunny and Percy argue about who’s sled is better and Percy later throws a snowball attempting to hit Dunstable, but instead, the snowball hits Mrs. Dempster who is pregnant, which results in Paul’s premature birth. This is the most crucial conflict in the novel because, throughout the rest of the novel, Dunny carries the guilt of Paul’s poor health and fragile condition in addition to his early birth and Mrs.Dempster’s peculiar behaviour. As readers, we also see that this event is the reason Dunny remains feeling guilty as he grows older. Dunny looks for ways he can aid Mrs.Dempster because he feels the