Solaris | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Kris Kelvin - This character, the book's narrator, is a psychologist who studies the planet Solaris. This person travels to the space station above Solaris and is soon visited by his own demon, an imitation of his lover who committed suicide.

Rheya - This character is an imitation of a nineteen-year-old who committed suicide because of a love affair. A projection of the main character's memory, this person is made real by the ocean of Solaris through unknown means and for unknown reasons.

Dr. Gibarian - This character was a Solarist, a scientist...
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