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Nicolas Salmanovitch Rubashov: a distinguished Party official who is arrested and put on trial for his alleged crimes against the Party
Vassilij (also known as "Wassilij"): an old porter as well as a veteran who served on the Party's side of the Civil War
Vera Wassiljovna: Vassilij's daughter
Warder: the warder of Rubashov's prison
No. 1: this is Rubashov's name for Stalin, the leader of the Soviet regime and the Party
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Rubashov has just been escorted into his cell. He pauses...
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Darkness at Noon: Summary and Analysis
- Summary and Analysis: Part 1—The First Hearing—Chapters 1-7
- Summary and Analysis: Part 1—The First Hearing—Chapters 8-9
- Summary and Analysis: Part 1—The First Hearing—Chapters 10-12
- Summary and Analysis: Part 1—The First Hearing—Chapters 13-14
- Summary and Analysis: Part 2—The Second Hearing—Chapters 1-3
- Summary and Analysis: Part 2—The Second Hearing—Chapters 4-6
- Summary and Analysis: Part 2—The Second Hearing—Chapter 7
- Summary and Analysis: Part 3—The Third Hearing—Chapters 1-2
- Summary and Analysis: Part 3—The Third Hearing—Chapter 3
- Summary and Analysis: Part 3—The Third Hearing—Chapters 4-6
- Summary and Analysis: Part 4—The Grammatical Fiction—Chapters 1-3
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Darkness at Noon: Quizzes
- Questions and Answers: Part 1—The First Hearing—Chapters 1-7
- Questions and Answers: Part 1—The First Hearing—Chapters 8-9
- Questions and Answers: Part 1—The First Hearing—Chapters 10-12
- Questions and Answers: Part 1—The First Hearing—Chapters 13-14
- Questions and Answers: Part 2—The Second Hearing—Chapters 1-3
- Questions and Answers: Part 2—The Second Hearing—Chapters 4-6
- Questions and Answers: Part 2—The Second Hearing—Chapter 7
- Questions and Answers: Part 3—The Third Hearing—Chapters 1-2
- Questions and Answers: Part 3—The Third Hearing—Chapter 3
- Questions and Answers: Part 3—The Third Hearing—Chapters 4-6
- Questions and Answers: Part 4—The Grammatical Fiction—Chapters 1-3
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