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Darkness at Noon | Summary and Analysis: Part 1—The First Hearing—Chapters 1-7

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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

Summary
Rubashov has just been escorted into his cell. He pauses...


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