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The Winter of Our Discontent Summary & Study Guide Description
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The Winter of Our Discontent Plot Summary
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Ethan Hawley is married to Mary, and has two teenage children, Allen and Ellen. The family resides in a house that has been passed down to Ethan by his grandfather, in the New England town of New Baytown. Ethan's ancestors are Pilgrims, whalers and pirates. Ethan was raised by his father, his grandfather, and his Aunt Deborah, as his mother died when he was young. He has no siblings. He was educated at Harvard, and was a Captain in World War II. It is now 1960, and Ethan is a grocery clerk in the store he once owned.
Ethan walks to work daily, and sometimes goes to the old harbor. He has grown up in this town and knows everyone. His childhood friend is Danny Taylor, who is now the town drunk. Ethan has a special secret place down by the...
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