Red and black. Stendhal F.

“Winter of our anxiety” (1961) is the last novel by Steinbeck, incredibly modern and relevant, although its action takes place in the 60s in New England, in a fictitious small town. The main character is Ethan Allen Hawley, a descendant of a once -rich family, a veteran of the Second World War, an educated, decent and honest man, is in a difficult position. Itan, accustomed to a completely different life, is not easy to come to terms with such a fall. Then he makes a deal with his conscience to gain the previous status and position. However, the dishonest fraud, who returned wealth to the hero, do not make him happy.