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
adaptationReleaseYear 1983
author John Steinbeck
character Alfio Marullo
Allen Hawley
Danny Taylor
Ellen Hawley
Ethan Allen Hawley
Margie Young-Hunt
Mary Hawley
Mr. Baker
countryOfOrigin 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
genre fiction
psychological fiction
social novel
hasAdaptation The Winter of Our Discontent (1983 television film)
hasISBN 9780140187537
hasMottoOrRecurringLine "I must not think bad thoughts"
includedIn John Steinbeck's later works
literaryMovement American realism
linked to: Realism
mainCharacter Ethan Allen Hawley
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor being John Steinbeck's last novel
originalLanguage English
pageCount approximately 288
precedesInAuthorBibliography Travels with Charley
protagonistFormerOccupation owner of a family grocery store
protagonistOccupation grocery store clerk
protagonistTrait disillusioned
publicationDate 1961
publisher Viking Press
linked to: The Viking Press
setInLocation New England
fictional town of New Baytown
setInPeriod mid-20th century
settingType small coastal town
theme American Dream
corruption
family expectations
integrity
materialism
moral decline
social conformity
titleOrigin line from William Shakespeare's play Richard III

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John Steinbeck notableWork The Winter of Our Discontent
subject linked to: John
The Winter of Our Discontent hasAdaptation The Winter of Our Discontent (1983 television film)
linked to: The Winter of Our Discontent
Tuesday Weld notableWork The Winter of Our Discontent
subject linked to: Weld
Out Cold basedOn The Winter of Our Discontent (uncredited inspiration from Casablanca-style plot)
subject linked to: feature film "Out Cold"
linked to: The Winter of Our Discontent
Gerald Di Pego notableWork The Winter of Our Discontent (TV film)
linked to: The Winter of Our Discontent