Red Notebook Summary

Molly writes a dozen pages about her doubts about the communist party. She plans to send this document to the party but Anna begs her not to send it as it could get Molly hanged. Molly consents. She asks Anna why she is considering joining the party. The next day Anna signs up for the communist party. As Anna writes in her notebook, she begins to see that everything she writes about the party is critical. She wonders why she is still a member of the party.

Three of Michael's friends are hanged as traitors to the communist party. He cries in his sleep. Anna helps get together a petition to help the Rosenbergs. These Rosenbergs are electrocuted and Anna feels sick as a result. Anna begins to feel isolated and believes she will leave the communist party on this account...