The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck Description:   Ethan Allen Hawley, the protagonist of the novel, works as a clerk in a grocery store that his family once owned. With the decline in their status, 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. Suggested by Jay (April 2011) Meeting: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Julia's home      past      present      future      photos