The Winter of Our Discontent

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The Winter of Our Discontent is a 1961 novel by John Steinbeck that explores moral decline and the corrupting influence of the American pursuit of success through the story of a disillusioned Long Island man.

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instanceOf novel
adaptationFormat television film
adaptationNetwork CBS NERFINISHED
adaptationReleaseYear 1983
author John Steinbeck NERFINISHED
character Alfio Marullo NERFINISHED
Allen Hawley NERFINISHED
Danny Taylor NERFINISHED
Ellen Hawley NERFINISHED
Ethan Allen Hawley NERFINISHED
Margie Young-Hunt NERFINISHED
Mary Hawley NERFINISHED
Mr. Baker NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception mixed to positive
examines conflict between personal ethics and social success
explores the corrupting influence of the pursuit of success
followsInAuthorBibliography The Short Reign of Pippin IV NERFINISHED
genre fiction
psychological fiction
social novel
hasAdaptation The Winter of Our Discontent (1983 television film) NERFINISHED
hasISBN 9780140187537
hasMottoOrRecurringLine "I must not think bad thoughts"
includedIn John Steinbeck's later works
literaryMovement American realism NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Ethan Allen Hawley NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor being John Steinbeck's last novel
originalLanguage English
pageCount approximately 288
precedesInAuthorBibliography Travels with Charley NERFINISHED
protagonistFormerOccupation owner of a family grocery store
protagonistOccupation grocery store clerk
protagonistTrait disillusioned
publicationDate 1961
publisher The Viking Press
surface form: Viking Press
setInLocation New England NERFINISHED
fictional town of New Baytown
setInPeriod mid-20th century
settingType small coastal town
theme American Dream NERFINISHED
corruption
family expectations
integrity
materialism
moral decline
social conformity
titleOrigin line from William Shakespeare's play Richard III

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subject surface form: John Steinbeck