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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Winter of Our Discontent canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationFormat | television film ⓘ |
| adaptationNetwork | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| author | John Steinbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Alfio Marullo
NERFINISHED
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| 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
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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
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surface form:
Viking Press
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| setInLocation |
New England
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fictional town of New Baytown ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| settingType | small coastal town ⓘ |
| theme |
American Dream
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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