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Dunny's The Brazen Head

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The Brazen Head has the last important part of the story, it questions who killed Boy. The cryptic words answer everything but nothing at the same time. As a result, it fits perfectly with the approach of Fifth Business, since it lies in the mystery of fate. Dunny sees Boy´s death clearly it was not his decision to reveal the secret of the snowball but it inevitably is a part of his life. Dunny questions that if his entire life has been arranged to lead to this end. In other words, was his childhood and mid-life experiences space him to be the person he is at this moment. On one hand, Boy´s death results in decisions that have defined Dunny since he was a boy. On the other hand, he doesn't have any control over decisions other people make.

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