The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck

Written by Elizabeth Shaw The talisman Ethan becomes depressed due to his guilt about his actions, and plans to kill himself. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. |a In case with a copy of the 1st ed., regular issue (Goldstone A38b) by John Steinbeck The Winter of Our Discontent Symbols, Allegory and Motifs These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. On discovering that the current store owner, Italian immigrant Alfio Marullo, may be an illegal immigrant, Ethan makes an anonymous tip to the Immigration and Naturalization Service.|a The winter of our discontent / |c John Steinbeck. Ethan's friend Joey, a bank teller, even gives Ethan a lesson on how to rob a bank and get away with it. His acquaintance Margie urges him to accept bribes the bank manager (whose ancestors Ethan blames for his family's misfortunes) urges him to be more ruthless. These external factors and his own psychological turmoil lead Ethan to try to overcome his inherent integrity in order to reclaim his former status and wealth.Įthan's decision to gain wealth and power is influenced by criticisms and advice from people he knows. I n The Winter of Our Discontent (Viking, 4.50) John Steinbeck turns for the first time in his versatile career to the East Coast for his setting and character. His wife Mary and their children resent their mediocre social and economic status, and do not value the honesty and integrity that Ethan struggles to maintain amidst a corrupt society. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT, John Steinbeck. Ethan's late father lost the family fortune, and thus Ethan works as a grocery store clerk. The story concerns mainly Ethan Allen Hawley, a former member of Long Island's aristocratic class. JOHN STEINBECK (1902-68) was born in Salinas, California, in 1902 and grew up in a fertile agricultural valley about twenty-five miles from the Pacific Coastand both valley and coast would serve as settings for some of his best fiction. The title comes from the first two lines of William Shakespeare's Richard III: 'Now is the winter of our discontent / Made glorious summer by this sun of York' The Winter of Our Discontent is John Steinbeck's last novel, published in 1961. 1961 The Viking Press, New York hardbound in Maya blue boards with black lettering along spine very good condition with clean pages and tight binding no foxing of pages no dust jacket. The Winter of Our Discontent is John Steinbecks last novel, published in 1961.

The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck