Chapter 19 Summary

Liz arrives in Germany and enjoys meeting the common people. She is excited to attend a political meeting for the District but is disappointed when only seven people show up at the meeting. The meeting reminds her of the meetings that she attended in England. She wavers in her political belief and wonders if Communism is the real answer to the problems in the world and in her own life. At the end of the meeting, an official from the Praesidium arrives and tells her that she is needed at a special meeting. They take her to this special meeting in a military style car.

Chapter 19 Analysis

Liz's disillusionment with the Communist Party in East Germany foreshadows the disappointment that Leamas is about to feel about his own role with British intelligence. Liz wants to believe that the Communist Party in a Communist...