Solaris Comparison Paper
In a well developed 7 page paper discuss how in the 1961 novel “Solaris”, the three scientists strive to establish a meaningful communication with the alien intelligent life that is the ocean. it is unclear whether true communication, and understanding, will ever be possible. How is the theme of possible communication with an alien other treated here. Also relate the subject and themes of Lem’s Solaris to the other works we discussed in class. The films include “Arrival”, “Day the Earth Stood Still”, “Alien”, and “Alien Nation”, and the literary works include “Kin”, “Binti”, and “Micromegas”. Relate these works to the main themes in Solaris and to the idea humans are always prone to violence. Two of the seven works have to be mentioned and compared to Solaris.