The Moon Is Down

The Moon is Down

Comment on the title of John Steinbeck's novel the Moon is down

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The title, The Moon is Down, alludes to a line in Macbeth, and directly reflects Steinbeck’s opinion that the Nazis carried a darkness with them as they expanded their territory, leaving the country in complete darkness.

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