Tue, Aug 20
|Waynesboro
Book Discussion: The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck
The beloved classic, The Winter of Our Discontent, follows Ethan Allen Hawley as a clerk in a grocery store that his family used to own. Since Ethan left life as a member of Long Island’s aristocratic class, his wife is restless, and his children are wanted a life he cannot provide.
Time & Location
Aug 20, 2024, 6:30 PM
Waynesboro, 150 Race Ave, Waynesboro, VA 22980, USA
About the Event
Drop in book discussion group. Only rule is we discuss the book! Let us know if you need a copy of the book.
Our August 20th, 2024 discussion is on “The Winter of Our Discontent” by John Steinbeck
About the book:
Ethan Allen Hawley, the protagonist of Steinbeck’s last novel, works as a clerk in a grocery store that his family once owned. With Ethan no longer a member of Long Island’s aristocratic class, his wife is restless, and his teenage children are hungry for the tantalizing material comforts he cannot provide. Then one day, in a moment of moral crisis, Ethan decides to take a holiday from his own scrupulous standards. Set in Steinbeck’s contemporary 1960 America, the novel explores the tenuous line between private and public honesty, and today ranks alongside his most acclaimed works of penetrating insight into the American condition.