![]() These external factors and his own psychological turmoil lead Ethan to abandon 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. 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. Ethan's late father lost the family fortune, and thus Ethan works as a grocery store clerk in the store his family once owned. The story mainly concerns Ethan Allen Hawley of New Baytown, New York, a former member of Long Island's aristocratic class. Steinbeck's only work to entirely take place on the East Coast, the setting is based in Sag Harbor, New York. ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. ![]()
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