Solaris

Why do the scientists of the space station feel compelled to eliminate their visitors? Include evidence from the text.

What can be understood about Dr. Gibarian despite him being deceased when Kris arrives at the station? Why do you think he died by suicide?

What are some of the telltale signs in the narrative revealing that Lem wrote the book prior to the current space program and the computer revolution? What makes the text grounded?

If the visitors are a message sent from the ocean to the humans on the space station, what message are they sharing? Is the message from each visitor to each specific scientist the same?

Why is Kris the only scientist who allows his visitor out of his room and introduces her to his human colleagues? Include evidence from the text.

What do you think happened to Kris’s first visitor, the Rheya launched into space? What might have happened if he recovered the launched shuttle, and this Rheya still existed?

When the second Rheya learns of the original Rheya, she fears hurting Kris with her presence. Why do you think Solaris’s ocean sends painful visitors to the scientists? Include evidence from the text.

After the second attempt at sending Kris’s thoughts into Solaris’s ocean, why do you think the visitors stop coming? Include evidence from the text.