Emphasis Preaching Journal

In Steinbeck's novel The Winter of Our Discontent, Ethan Hawley betrays the secret of his employer, Alfio Marullo. In an attempt to lay an elaborate plot to get Marullo's business, Hawley informs the government Marullo had come to this country illegally. When he is informed that he is to be deported, Marullo graciously gives his business to Hawley, who he believes is an outstanding example of American integrity and the American dream.