Kris Kelvin Timeline and Summary
MoreKris 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.