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Darkness at Noon
by
Arthur Koestler
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Summary
Chapter Summaries
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
Questions & Answers
Themes
Characters
Quotes
Critical Essays
Critical Evaluation
Criticism
Critical Overview
Analysis
Short-Answer 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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Topics for Further Study
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Darkness at Noon Questions and Answers
Why must Rubashov confess to crimes he didn't commit, and how does he reconcile being forced to do this?
In Darkness at Noon, who does Rubashov refer to when he talks about the "others" who advocate "national romanticism"?
What does the novel Darkness at Noon tell us about totalitarianism and life under Stalin?
What is the significance of the title, Darkness at Noon?
In Koestler's Darkness at Noon, why did Rubashov write his "Theory of Relative Maturity"?
In Arthur Koestler's Darkness at Noon, who is "No. 1" supposed to be?
Why does Little Loewy commit suicide in Arthur Koestler's novel Darkness at Noon?
What does Koestler mean by the concepts of anti-vivisection morality and grammatical fiction?
How does Koestler depict Soviet Communism?
"Rubashov is despicable for having acquiesced to the judgment of the court by acknowledging his guilt." Why would someone say this? Explain this quote from Darkness at Noon.
In Darkness at Noon, Arthur Koestler develops the following key tensions: logic and absurdity along with morality and the Machiavellian idea of the ends justifying the means. How does Koestler use this to critique Stalinism?
How does totalitarianism relate to the book Darkness at Noon?
What does Darkness at Noon suggest happens to revolutions and revolutionary governments as time goes on?
How does Rubashov’s experience with Arlova affect his appreciation of the “grammatical fiction”?
Who is the mysterious "No. 1"?
How does Koestler’s story depict the radical results of an authority figure with limitless power and totally ignorance of his people?
Why does The Party place so much emphasis on history?
Why did Arthur Koestler write Darkness at Noon?
Darkness At Noon - What is the author's main purpose for writing this selection?
Can I have advice on choosing a theorist essay with which to compare Darkness at Noon?
How could Rubashov's eyeglass be considered a motif in this novel?
What are some motifs in Darkness at Noon?