There’s something truly special about the return of real-life human connection and while I’m grateful for the technologies that have enabled us to remain connected throughout 20, nothing beats the power and energy of humans in a room, sharing, connecting and collaborating. To be able to make plans, set goals and look to the horizon with a sense of certainty. It feels amazing to be future focused again. And, most excitingly for me, events and conferences are back. With life returning to normal and the worst of the pandemic essentially behind us, there is a noticeable sense of hope and optimism in places that it’s been missing from for over 24 months.
‘The winter of our discontent’ actually means that our unhappy times are in the past.Īnd after the uncertainty and challenges of the past two years, this resonated deeply with me. (Although, the artic temperatures in Sydney and Melbourne this week would have challenged anyone’s sense of joy). It doesn’t mean that it’s a season of sadness or displeasure. It got me thinking about what ‘the winter of our discontent’ actually means. Interestingly, I came across a copy of the book on Wednesday. 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”. On discovering that the current store owner, Italian immigrant Alfio Marullo, may be an illegal immigrant, Ethan makes an anonymous tip to the Immigration and Naturalization Service.The Winter of our Discontent was prolific author John Steinbeck’s last novel, published in 1961. Ethan's friend Joey, a bank teller, even gives Ethan a lesson on how to rob a bank and get away with it. His acquaintance Margie urges him to accept bribes the bank manager (whose ancestors Ethan blames for his family's misfortunes) urges him to be more ruthless. These external factors and his own psychological turmoil lead Ethan to try to overcome 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. The story concerns mainly Ethan Allen Hawley, a former member of Long Island's aristocratic class. 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. 1961 The Viking Press, New York hardbound in Maya blue boards with black lettering along spine very good condition with clean pages and tight binding no foxing of pages no dust jacket.
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