Dive into an in-depth analysis of Arthur Koestler’s Darkness at Noon, a classic novel on Stalinist purges. Uncover themes like the toothache motif symbolizing guilt, Rubashov’s OCD symptoms with text examples, crucifixion parallels in the title and cell setup, logical confessions amid false crimes, as a precursor to Orwell’s 1984 with shared ideas on thought control and history erasure. Examine the irrationality of rational systems, opposition between man and humanity, echoes