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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Winter of Our Discontent canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4717030 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Winter of Our Discontent Context triple: [John Steinbeck, notableWork, The Winter of Our Discontent]
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A.
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy is a landmark 1925 naturalist novel by Theodore Dreiser that explores ambition, class, and moral downfall through the story of a young man's pursuit of the American Dream leading to crime and ruin.
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B.
In Dubious Battle
In Dubious Battle is a 1936 novel by John Steinbeck that portrays the struggles and moral complexities of labor organizing during a fruit pickers’ strike in California.
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C.
The Honest Men
The Honest Men is the traditional nickname of Scottish football club Ayr United F.C., reflecting the club’s historic identity and local pride.
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D.
Going to Meet the Man
Going to Meet the Man is a 1965 short story collection by James Baldwin that explores themes of race, violence, sexuality, and power in mid-20th-century America.
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E.
The Seven Good Years
The Seven Good Years is a celebrated work of Yiddish literature by I. L. Peretz that reflects Jewish life and culture with a blend of realism, folklore, and moral insight.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Winter of Our Discontent Target entity description: 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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A.
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy is a landmark 1925 naturalist novel by Theodore Dreiser that explores ambition, class, and moral downfall through the story of a young man's pursuit of the American Dream leading to crime and ruin.
-
B.
In Dubious Battle
In Dubious Battle is a 1936 novel by John Steinbeck that portrays the struggles and moral complexities of labor organizing during a fruit pickers’ strike in California.
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C.
The Honest Men
The Honest Men is the traditional nickname of Scottish football club Ayr United F.C., reflecting the club’s historic identity and local pride.
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D.
Going to Meet the Man
Going to Meet the Man is a 1965 short story collection by James Baldwin that explores themes of race, violence, sexuality, and power in mid-20th-century America.
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E.
The Seven Good Years
The Seven Good Years is a celebrated work of Yiddish literature by I. L. Peretz that reflects Jewish life and culture with a blend of realism, folklore, and moral insight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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