TY - JOUR A1 - Zheng, Li T1 - A Study of Virtue Ethics in John Steinbeck’s >The Winter of Our Discontent< [善恶之网的挣扎:斯坦贝克《烦恼的冬天》的美德伦理研究] [application of Fromm's theories to art] T2 - Contemporary Foreign Literature, [No. 3 (2014), pp.:120-131. N2 - This paper analyzes >The Winter of Our Discontent<, John Steinbeck’s last novel, from the perspective of humanistic ethics as advocated by American psychologist Erich Fromm. Affected by corrupt social values, the protagonist Ethan fails to realize his primary potentiality for goodness at first. Touched by his untainted daughter Alan, however, Ethan eventually experiences an epiphany, gradually recognizes the importance of self-love, and overcomes alienation in his realization of active freedom. By tracking Ethan’s moral development, Steinbeck gives voice to his own ethical concerns. [Translation: www.DeepL/Translator, free version, 6/2023] Y1 - 2014 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-Fromm/frontdoor/index/index/docId/38495 ER -