character

Ye Wenjie

An astrophysicist whose experiences of political violence shape her judgment of humanity and first contact.

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Visual primer · role and meaning

Story function

Astrophysicist and initiator of contact

From Chapter 1

Ye Wenjie

character

Ideas illuminated

Further conceptual links remain sealed.

Role in the story

The Three-Body Problem

Encountered by Chapter 1

Political violence shapes the judgment behind her use of Red Coast and her answer to Trisolaris.

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