Then in 1961, Steinbeck made a comeback with the publication of The Winter of Our Discontent. In it, he told the story of a man from a distinguished New England family who Betrayed his idealism through fear of insecurity.

• 然而在1961年,斯坦贝克却随着《我们不满的冬天》的发表而东山再起。在这部小说里,他描述了一个出身于新英格兰世家的男子如何由于为安全问题提心吊胆而背弃了他的理想主义。