Discussion Questions on Solaris by Stanislaw Lem

1. What is the significance of the "liquid oxygen" that is the title of a chapter in Solaris?

2. Why does Phi-Rheya try to end her own existence?

3. How does the relationship between Kelvin and Snow evolve over the course of the novel?

4. Identify one topic over which various solarists disagree.

5. What is the "Victory" in the chapter by that name?

6. Define psychic vivisection.

7. What is the setting of the novel’s final scene?