Kris Kelvin Timeline and Summary

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Kris Kelvin Timeline and Summary

  • Kelvin gets a PhD in psychology related to Solaris studies.
  • His work gets some press attention, and brings him to the attention of Gibarian.
  • On Earth, Kelvin marries Rheya.
  • He leaves her (perhaps not for good?) and she kills herself.
  • Kelvin travels to Solaris to meet with Gibarian on Solaris station.
  • He arrives and discovers that Gibarian is dead, having killed himself.
  • The scientists have been receiving "visitors," projections based on their inner thoughts that are apparently generated by the Solaris ocean.
  • A construct of Rheya comes to Kelvin. He shoots her into space.
  • Another construct of Rheya comes; this time, Kelvin falls in love with her.
  • The other scientists figure out how to banish the constructs.
  • Rheya has figured out that she is not the real Rheya, and gets the scientists to destroy her.
  • Kelvin grieves.