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Would be nice to hear about Tates perspective all the years he was gone and thought of Kya, or even visited from afar. Why is poetry important to her? A possible explanation for why Kya took the shell from Chases dead body: in order to use it to frame Tate. Love must be free to wander, To land upon its chosen shore I found this strange. I always thought crawdads were birds What relevance do the crawdads have to this film Where the rawdads Sing.So am I correct in thinking that crawdads are a crayfish?? Thank you. And there is a red hat found in Kyas place later. After all, Tate taught Kya that poetry can make people feel something, meaning that she actively tried to connect on an emotional level with the people of Barkley Cove by publishing her poems in the local paper. So kya definitely killed Chase. Awful book. Berta. Interesting thoughts, but I see it differently. The fire tower is close to town. There's a line toward the end of "Where the Crawdads Sing" when author Delia Owens appears to send a little wink, a mini-apology, to her readers (a.k.a. [31] On July 5, 2021, Cosmopolitan reported that filming had wrapped. John King (the bus driver for the 2:30 P.M. bus from Barkley Cove to Greenville) also says there was no one on the bus that resembles Kya. Kaya could have went to the Fire Tower once back in town and found it. I listened on audible. If she were innocent she could have figured out what happened then writing her poem later. The film stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kya, a woman who lives a simple life in a North Carolina marsh who is accused of killing her ex-boyfriend Chase Andrews. In the poms that Tate found at the end of the book, all the answers will be in that. He was, after all, the one who got the marsh girls cherry. Just how it is. Why was Tate, who always wore a red cap in his work, never considered a suspect in the book? Kya knew judgment had no place here. I think she snuck back to the Marsh because the attendant at the motel made her uncomfortable. It never says she called him. Tate seems appalled to find out the truth at the end. However, I think the deep love and protectiveness Tate felt for Kya all her life would not have allowed him to put her through the trial and possibility of life in prison or the death penalty. . Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. Why dont any of Kyas older siblings come back for her? Kya refers to herself as white trash at one point, so I think we can safely assume that she and her family are white. Which is also why she took the necklace back. How did kya have Tates hat in her house. Where they her children or her sibling(s) and their children? She never expressed vanity before. No, hes dead. Crawdads make a strange sound when in the water to alert other crawdads of a predator nearby. Kya took possession of the shell. Thanks for your post and answers, very helpful!! Ever. And that behavior was the cause of her hardships. Interesting theory. She had already spent years living in fear of her father, she saw what living in fear did to her mother. Why seems he would have done it himself. I find myself feeling such hatred for all of the townspeople who are prejudiced and mean to her, calling her marsh trash proclaiming loudly in my car (all by myself) Hey you A***ole!! Consider the above quotes, plus these facts. Kya does not kill herself. What she didnt expect was that she would be arrested so quickly. In Chapter 17, when Tate and Kya are looking for a place to hang out, Tate suggests that they go somewhere where the crawdads sing. He explains to Kya that it means far in the bush where critters are wild, still behaving like critters. In other words, hes suggesting they go off somewhere far from other people, deep into nature. Known as the 'marsh girl' she is different to her neighbours, having a deep affinity with nature. Surely Mr Jumpin warned Tate of Chase possibly hurting Kya. What was Chases wifes alibi? Set in 1950s and 1960s North Carolina, the narrative blends . I loved the book and just saw the movie last week. I cant figure out if it was an alter ego, expression of guarded vulnerability, or pride/vanity because she didnt want people to know how she felt about being treated so poorly. The novel has sold more than 12 million copies and has returned to the top of The New York Times fiction bestseller list in both print and audio. It might explain why she seemed to not have any recollection of chases murder and wrote about it in her alter ego and the disguises of the people on the bus during the night. From the book: I never saw that coming. Did tate still love kya even after finding out that she killed chase andrew. LitCharts Teacher Editions. Hi Nancy, the sheriff was letting Tate know that his dad passed away. Because Pa would get drunk and beat on his mother. Yes, its real and now Federally protected wonder where one could encounter many now-endangered species. I think Chase caught her coming back in the night and followed her to the tower. This speaks to the fact that Chases own father knew what he really was: a psychopath. Obviously was not necessary unless to make us think. Back in the day they used to have these things called phone books where you could find peoples phone numbers. My point is, she couldnt have deposited fibers more than four years ago, and wouldnt Tate know that she couldnt possibly have deposited fibers from a red hat that he gave her only recently unless she was involved? Why was she not a subject, at the trial, or even say why her husband was gone from her side out in the marsh? Kya killed Chase because it was what she felt like it was right, her moral compass shaped by the nature. Its just odd with decades of being together and how much they loved each other that she never told him/he didnt know? They move the scaphognathite and produce sound and air bubbles. After she was acquitted and returns to the cabin, she was relieved she was angry. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts. Do they in fact exist? Someone here asked why Kya would have kept the red hat in her home if she ever thought about fiber evidence being used against her. Why was it all about his mother. Also, she confessed to the murder in her poem and tate found the poem and the shell necklace. Is Kyas published Seashell book shown in the movie an actual published book by another author? How do Kya And Chase know to meet at the Fire Tower when he was killed? Dont get me wrong, he is despicable, and his behavior and actions towards her were unforgivable, but I think buried deep in all that, there was a small potential to be a good person. Im pretty certain he did not win the lottery, go to college, and move to New York. She had no vaccines, but little enough interactions with other humans that she could have avoided contracting illnesses or diseases. I think he might have given her clothes and food, may have discussed the tides/bus schedules/whether the moon would be out, etc.May have helped her with the logistics of it, but I do not think he thought of it ( I think it was her idea ), and I do not think he ever visited the tower other than to perhaps act as a lookout, if he was there at all. Simple minded does not mean stupid. And why would she leave the hat out in the open when she was so careful to cover her tracks in every other way? She was virtually an innocent. I would love all 3! Excellent commentary on the geography of North Carolina and of Kyas lack of any dialect. It has sold over two million copies and has been translated into 37 languages. And she becomes a best selling author? I wished she and Tate would have had more years together, and I also hurt for them that they had no children of their own, as I feel Kya would have made such a loving mother But hey we cant have it all in a story. The book does not explicitly state Kyas reasons for keeping the shell necklace. She looks shocked and amazed. Biology sees right and wrong as the same color in different light. to have sex with her, lay claim to that publicly, distance himself by objectifying and reducing her real worth to him. If he was alive, even if he was gone for a week or more on a drunk he would have come home at last. Also, was that her in disquise on the buses? She probably called him over telephone or left a note in her shack. As a mental health therapist, I have clients who fear their perpetrator and feel as though they have no control or little control, unless they move away from that rapist or molester. The novel is set in the fictional town of Barkley Cove, North Carolina in the 1950s. Yes,you dont kill a human being based on circumstances.But also you dont assault and make fake future promises to someone based on circumstances..If chase knew his marriage with Kya was not possible..why did he try to use her?And assualt her if she was never going to be his.Also he was athletic..she couldnt allow herself to be a victim like Ma and live in fear forever..She couldnt leave Marsh and Chase would never let her live without having his last punch..he could assault her again and threaten her to obey him plus nobody would believe prejudiced Marsh girl over chase.Definitely killing is going to extremes and violence and all and no reason would justify it ..but this is Kyas story and nature is her moral compass..Nothing is right and wrong in nature..Nature has its way to thrive and survive-just like female fireflies taught her..She would never let Chase hurt her again like Pa did to MaWhatever she did was to survive and protect her..kinda self defence..Thats the motive behind the murder..so its pretty justified(from kays pov). His truck wasnt there. Did the lawyer know Kya was guilty before the trial?/after the trial?/ not at all! I had to get it out before I forgot. Also she wasnt a big part of the story, only in it to show that he was adulterous. Did Chase love Kya, in his limited, damaged capacity? But the pen name is the baffling part. ***Female insects, Kya thought, know how to deal with their lovers. Even Chases mother didnt recognize that her son was missing the necklace until well after the fact, weeks later even. They will produce a series of pulse trains that is believed to signal an individuals presence to other crayfish. Its the most plausible answer to how Kya could have been able to kill Chase, though theres not a firm confirmation of it. Did Kya take to the stand during her trial and if not why not. It makes little sense to me. Was surprised the wifes testimony wasnt in the book, was my primary suspect but loved the twist. His parents last name was also Andrews. Was it under floorboards with the poetry? -Graham S. When Owens reveals that Kya was Amanda Hamilton, readers see that she wasnt quite as cut off from the world as it might have seemed. But it turns out that Amanda Hamilton, the poet in Where the Crawdads Sing, has a hidden true identity. Asheville is not a coastal town; its simply a large city that gets mentioned a few times in the book. Not one major hurricane ( heck, I live inland on the Alabama/Georgia line outside Atlanta, and we have hurricanes here all the time they take down major trees, and blow homes apart. I did not see that referenced in her poems. they tried to have children but couldnt conceive. Presumably though, she saw it as some symbol of her relationship with Chase, possibly a representation of her taking back something (her dignity, her pride, her sense of safety, her sense of self worth, etc.) About the necklace thing and when Chases mom was aware the necklace was missing. And for the person wondering how Kya learned to speak correctly, if you read a lot, you do learnand her mother was intelligent and taught the children many things, such as never to say aint., Were the hundred dollar bills that she paid off the property with really bills that would have been used in the 1960s? Did Tate and Kya have children together. I will always love this book. I think that both Tate and Jumpin did it together. Im still curious why Chase wore the necklace. When Chase attempts to rape her, he was drunk and hit her. Loved the movie , I was so glad Chase died. See the archives. Chases wife then gets upset when she sees with her own eyes he really does not love love her, but Kya the marsh girl.. Instant downloads of all 1682 LitChart PDFs But if you read the poem about flashing valentines and female fireflies luring the males to their deaths, you know she did lure him thereand the rest of the poem makes it clear she killed him. Later on Tate gives Kya the red hat after asking if shes cold, thats how she gains possession of the red hat. Or when she is older and on trial, why do none of them but her brother check on her? My sister thinks kyas dad died, I think he left her like everyone else did. Where did Kya hide the necklace? She lured him to the tower and then she left the grate over the last stair open so he could fall through. It is revealed through a poem titled 'The Firefly' that Kya was in fact the one to kill Chase. Three days later. Why wasnt Kya put on the stand to be questioned by the lawyers? Folks hear n see almost everything. In Where the Crawdads Sing, poetry is an important part of Kya's life. That bothered me too. They move in together, hiring someone to create a lab and make some home improvements so that they can spend their lives there. The Where the Crawdads Sing Community Note includes chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Thats how she lured him there. From the trial in the book, we know that it is a 1 hour and 35 minute bus ride away (when traveling in the middle of the night with presumably no traffic) from Greenville, NC. later in the novel, at the end of the novel, her poem, about fireflies, makes it clear that she lured him there. that get asked pretty frequently about this book, so I thought Id just answer them here. Chases wife shocked at the murder she just commuted and furious that Kya a marsh girl had captivated her husband, she sets out to lay the necklace on Kyas front porch as a means of Chases final good buy to Kya and to possibly frame her. Just north of the Pasquotank. So, she just wants to take back her freedom and power in her own home, not having to hide and flee, not to live a miserable life as her mother. She even asks the guy to double check for the necklace, but he states it was never there, he never saw it. As one of the commenters below (thanks Lindsay!) He may have run off with another woman, but he was old, ugly, damaged from the war, mean as a snake and had no visible means of support other than his war pension and ir social security. She came home and heard about the murder and Realized it was Tate and being an expert in the swamp covered up the footprints in the marsh and wore the fibers to clean it up to protect Tate. Tate, her husband, finds one of these poems (that Kya wrote) along with the necklace that ties Kya to the murder. Overall I truly enjoyed the entire story, even though the author puts a lot of detail into the descriptions of nature, and Kyas work, but it is also cool because it gives you the story from a scientists point of view (which our Author happens to be). I think that Kya would have no idea there would be fibers from the hat on Chases clothing. Is so, do you know the title and author? I think it was based on her understanding of the kind of person Chase was, and I agree that he was similar to her father. Terrible writing. The presence of the shell on a rawhide necklace ends up in her subfloor is a question I dont see answered. I thought that was a foreshadowing. What was her reaction when he came home battered after Kias attack. At trial, expert evidence is given that the fibers could have been transferred at any time and just remained stuck on there for years (even if washed), so they arent definitive proof that Kya was with Chase the night he died. It states, In another time and place, an old black man and a young white woman might have hugged. The Firefly poem gives Tate the first clue that Kya might have actually been responsible for Chase's death. And she never gets sick..,only steps on a rusted nail once. "His dad had told him many times that the definition of a real man is one who cries without shame, reads poetry with his heart, feels opera in his soul, and does what's necessary to defend a woman." Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing 689 likes Like "Autumn leaves don't fall, they fly. Who are the kids that are shown briefly at the end of the movie? The motel owner mentions that she didnt know how to use the phone which to me suggests she asked how to use it. Have where the crawdads sing firefly poem thirty people recommend this book deserves the attention it is getting six at the expense some! A fisherman named Scupper proclaims his love of poetry, declaring that poems "make ya feel something." He's right. I really enjoyed this book too, and appreciate your thoughts on it! Kya, who never rode a bus before, executes a plan wearing 2 disguises and taking the bus back & forth an extra time, in order to murder Chase. I have gotten so many e-mails and comments about this red hat that (a full year after reading this!) Ie. I believe if Tate had murdered Chase he wouldnt have allowed Kya to be accused of murder. Oh well! There, laid out carefully on cotton, was the shell necklace Chase had worn until the night he died. First a question, Then an answer, Finally an end. thank you so much for your thoughts! He had a bad heart, maybe a heart attack. According to this aquarium, Crawdads (also known as Crayfish) make produce sounds through their scaphognathite, which is a thin appendage that draws water through the gill cavity. The female firefly that Kya watches eat a potential mate represents the same kind of power that she herself taps into when she uses her own sex appeal to lure Chase into a death trap. I understood the one about The Firefly, and Broken Gull of Brandon Beach, but failed to get a handle on some of the others. How did Kya lure Chase to the tower to kill him? Right here! Delia Owens may have been indirectly involved / associated with a murder in Africa, but it is unrelated to the story in Where the Crawdads Sing. As she watches this, she sees that females in nature have a certain power that they can lord over males, since males are so eager to mate with them that they overlook certain dangers. The full text of The Firefly is below. Im curious How do you explain the significance of the necklace, then? And love itself passingTo whatever it was before it began. Tate discovers a poem written by Amanda Hamilton, the poet Kya often quotes, underneath their floorboards. Being an expert on the marsh & its plants, critters & tides, does not necessarily make that same person able to excel in other areas, such as a complicated murder plan. I really liked this novel, but I really had to suspend judgement and give the author a lot of leeway. She was familiar with clothing and liked changing costumes as in the foreshadowing of waiting for Tate in a balerina dress on the 4th of July.She again disguised herself to return to Ashville. The comment by Jumpin is definitely an error that the author and editor didnt catch. But the link is broken on the Chase question! Now, I could see Chases mother killing him or Jumper or even Tate. . or does he go the entire book without the knowledge of the attack and is left with the thought of her as a murderer, the only motive being abandonment? He loved her like is own daughter and he said he deserved to die for what he did. When the entire town of Barkley Cove attends Kyas funeral, readers see the extent to which the narrative surrounding her changed in the aftermath of the trial. I definitely agree about the townspeople, I think stories like these are so important for helping people to think about whether they themselves are acting as the townspeople for someone else in their community who is different or unconventional. Presumably the sexual assault was the final straw for Kya. In the book wasnt Tate married to someone else when he returned to Kya? does tate know that chase tried to sexually assault kya, when he finds out that she murdered him? No mention is made of his fancy ski being seen that night or mussing. Great book. Where the Crawdads Sing: . From Mas book maybe..it had pictures of birds with their names and the rest facts..she had good observational skills. How did Chase get lured to The Tower at 12:00 at night?? Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs. Since the book is written in 3rd person, it wouldnt make sense for tate to pretend to be shocked since there is no audience there to see his reaction. I felt like the obvious side of his character is that he is the full representation of Toxic Masculinity. He must have known? Why did Kyas siblings not take her along when they escaped? People often die the way they live, so these are good theory. Was it because of the beating from Chase? By Amanda Hamilton (there's a surprise). Yeah. Remember she is really good at giving people the slip, so he never saw her leave or come back. The soundtrack album is by Canadian composer Mychael Danna. They never show the red hat in court, so Tate had no way of knowing it was his own hat. It was dark, he didnt realize the grate was off. points out below, it may have been via phone because during the trial, the hotel manager, Mr. Lang Furlough, mentions that she was oddly unfamiliar with how to use the telephone. Follow along on Goodreads, or keep in touch via the newsletter. I still have questions about the red hat! yeah, I think based on what we know, the bus person is her. Did the letter tell pa and he went after her? A movie adaptation of Where the Crawdads Sings is in active development. Another part of the poem reads, 'The last step, a trap./ For this reason, Tate reclaims her nickname, the Marsh Girl, using it as a term of endearment instead of a nasty sign of the surrounding communitys insensitivity. I think Chase wanted to keep Kya as his mistress in the marsh and married Pearl Alwayswearspearls because Pearl was the kind of girl his parents expected him to marry. Also, my husband made the point that at the end it just accelerated so quickly to the part where Kya and Tate are much older with nothing in between like in the movie The Notebook. Again from the book: 1. On the map, I do not see it? What are the titles of all the books Kya (Catherine Danielle Clark) wrote throughout her lifetime? I think Chase was looking for her & went to the fire tower looking for her & the tower, being unsafe, he accidentally fell to his death. Did Tate and marsh girl ever have children? As the years pass, Jumpin passes away, and Jodie gets married and has kids that he brings by. But now I cant recall why and the summary doesnt explain it. In the movie, Jumpin rubs the red cap on his bib overall before handing it to Tate. How do you think Kya lured him without leaving a trace? This is because she has found a way to live a life of independence and relative isolation while also accepting and even giving human love, thereby banishing her frequent bouts of loneliness and connecting her to Tate in a reaffirming, emotionally sustaining manner. Just wondering how Kya got all the knowledge about birds. Is this realistic? She thought the insects knew how to deal with their mates. Even if the author were to tell me in person, I dont believe the character of Kya was capable of planning such an intricate plan. does tate know (at the end of the book when he discovers kya killed chase) that chase raped kya and threatened her? In the absence of a proper father, Kya turned to Jumpin as a child, adolescent, and young adult. Actually, he didnt worth her revenge at all because she never loved him. But not there, not then. So that confirms that Kya is white. I grew up a foster child and know what it was to be alone. Then there is the related issue of how Kya, who had heard little standard English, learned to speak it. At end of movie showing credits etc. The credits said it was filmed in Louisiana which is believable but Greenville is near the coast of NC and Im not sure there are marshes on the coast of NC so all that was confusing to me. Shortly after Tate abandons Kya, she observes a female firefly emit a light pattern that summons a male firefly of a different species, at which point the female firefly eats the unsuspecting male. In 2018, biologist and author Delia Owens released "Where the Crawdads Sing," a murder mystery/romance interwoven with symbolism based on Owens' extensive knowledge of ecology and animal. Why? The only thing that is mystifying me is the nomme de plume. The his expression was that of Ive lived my entire life with the woman he loved, and shes a murder! But, disguises, bus schedules, etc. The necklace ties Kya to the murder because Chase was supposed to have worn it all the time, but it was missing from the scene of the crime. What race is the character of Kya, on pg 222, there is a conversation between Kya and Jumpin. Like her mother having a psychotic breakdown, Kya snapped when she realized that she was living deep in the swamp and was defenseless. He may even have cared for Kya more in his shallow, selfish way. She kills him to survive because she knows he will eventually hunt and eat her/kill her. These males, the article explains, are known as sneaky fuckers, and end up alone. I just dont believe it. I mean how else did she know how to get away with it. Given that Kya later uses this same tactic of seduction to kill Chase (who has become a threatening presence in her life), it becomes clear that Kya sees fireflies as examples of female predation and strength. How did Kyl get the red hat? Why did Kya keep the necklace after she killed Chase? Most of her life she only had nature as her family, so whether right or wrong, she thought she would get rid of her mate the way some insects got rid of theirs. The incident in question is only very tenuously connected to Delia Owens, but if you are curious, feel free to read the discussion of Slates Delia Owens expose. Nooit gedacht dat ik dit boek zou uitlezen, alhoewel ik het niet voor mogelijk hou dat een meisje dat n dag naar school gaat, zo grote resultaten behaald. Having been forced into the public eye during her trial, Kya retreats back into a life of relative isolation, never going to town again for the rest of her days. Carolins wild creatures (the valentines and mantis) taught her that killing is not really a sin, but a natural instinct to survive. Tate sat in court every day, and said nothing when the red hat was brought up. How is that possible? I think either its a confession from kya or kya knew Tate did it and she meant for him to find the poems she had written with a fake name. Instead, she passes away at 64 while shes out in a boat collecting stuff (her heart had quietly stopped). I wonder if he at first resisted be as he had true feelings and respect for her but then succumbed to the toxic masculinity pressures. I feel ya. The feathers, the shells, the gulls, the fireflies, the fog, even the smells came off the pages. Directed by Olivia Newman from a screenplay by Lucy Alibar, the film is an adaptation of Delia Owens' best-selling 2018 novel of the same name. The way the content is organized. Only the author, Delia Owens, can tell us what she had originally intended. I identify with the character a great deal. Easy to understand & very helpful. She was afraid and did nothing like that feeling. I thought she only had her brothers number. was unable to carry out her plan to plant the shell neckless on Tate. How would Jumpin know that unless he was involved somehow? For this reason, Kya finds herself capable of finally coming to terms with her mothers departure, bidding her farewell once and for all because she realizes that she has done just fine without Ma. What dya mean, where the crawdads sing? The sheriff came to tell him his father was dead. I think its not about revenge here. 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