Certain lines in the poem reveal that Kya lured Chase to the tower where he then was pushed off and fell to his death. Im still curious why Chase wore the necklace. So I sympathize with Kya, and I think even though I was not abandoned as a child, I have felt abandoned in my life, and identify with her feelings and fears of living her entire life alone and unloved. Yes! What was the dollar amount of the check Kya received from her publisher for her first book? I have gotten so many e-mails and comments about this red hat that (a full year after reading this!) Am surprised that no one appears to have suggested one obvious interpretation. The soundtrack album is by Canadian composer Mychael Danna. My students love how organized the handouts are and enjoy tracking the themes as a class.. Did he? He should have been an obvious suspect in the case as he had been seen by several witnesses But now I cant recall why and the summary doesnt explain it. I thought she & Tate tossed it back & forth in their boats & it ended up in Tates boat. thank you so much for your thoughts! Yes, Kya was responsible for the death of Chase Andrews. I enjoyed the book. A fisherman named Scupper proclaims his love of poetry, declaring that poems "make ya feel something." He's right. 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. Where the Crawdads Sing is a tale of immense loneliness. Remember she is really good at giving people the slip, so he never saw her leave or come back. She assessed Chase as this type of person, and her understanding was that it was either her or him. I saw someone comment about the possibility of a mental breakdown and split personalities. 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. She could have climbed the Tower and Chase could have been no upset and accidentally fell down the grate and when his mom reached out to grab him all the grabbed was the necklace. Meaning she didnt kill because she was scared, she killed him because she was hurt. Sees right and wrong as the same color in . Was it because of the beating from Chase? He did wear the shell necklace every day from the time she gave it to him, even for the year after she dumped him. Her attorney did an excellent job. later on, the cat is found on the chair in the courtroom, im having some trouble seeing the big picture of the cats meaning. He was a Big Man on Campus say his mom when she asks the sheriff about the necklace she saw one night at dinner when Pearl, the wife was not there. Where the crawdads sing, the copperheads make dandy pets, and shoes are for drylanders. She said we already are like the geese. Your email address will not be published. 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. Throughout the novel, Kya has been interested in the ways in which female insects lure their mates only to destroy them. Those dudes saw her racing toward the Fire Tower and if people are out working on the marsh/ocean/whatever that late at night, they would have to pull back to the same dock, most likely. However, the detectives determine that its possible to travel by bus from Greenville to Barkley and back in one night. What is it that Kya wrote .. something like .. something bad or evil must die so that the good survives. I absolutely loved and appreciated the movie and will be reading the book but Im from Asheville, NC and confused about the setting. There are little hints and descriptions about her throughout the book: Print Word PDF. This does not seem realistic. Boat there? I identify with the character a great deal. Im glad that I didnt purchase it! omg this is such a good point, I didnt think of it before Ive updated the post to reflect your comment, Where does the white canoe fit in the plot. i would imagine it has something to do with her fear of abandonment, as she asks the cat please dont leave when it enters her cell. LitCharts Teacher Editions. I think she was imitating the female preying mantis, she was always talking about. Agree. Kyas alibi is that she was in Greenville, meeting with her publisher, on the day Chase was killed. Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs. Do they in fact exist? Obviously, legally it was definitely not justified. I read the book last year. In the movie, shes in jail as the trial continues. It was Tate that encourages Kya to go see her publisher and tells her to stay a couple of nights at a nice hotel and eat food you didnt cook. Think it was the 3rd last chapter in the book. Ie. How did Kya know Chase would be at the tower? Kya knew judgment had no place here. He was, after all, the one who got the marsh girls cherry. Geese mate for life. He would have known them she killed him. In The '50s, Kya Clark is a young girl living in a shack in the marsh near the small town of Barkley Cove, North Carolina. 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. No, hes dead. So I didnt mind it there was enough emotion and intrigue to keep me interested. Filming took place from mid-April through mid/late-June 2021 in and around New Orleans and Houma, Louisiana. Summary. He just never came back. They must have contacted before..probably through telephone and Kya came before Chase to execute the plan. In the months before he eventually tricks her into having sex with him, it seems he actually is falling in love with her, for the first time able to be a real person and see the world in a new way. I thought he was the murderer and they were arresting him, but that didnt happen. Or for that matter just stick with Greenville as the next big city. Theres a short/quick version and a longer, more detailed version. Why was she unable to get pregnant with Tate? Interesting theory. Thanks for your post and answers, very helpful!! With so little time to do all that, how did she know that Chase would be at the Tower? I really liked this novel, but I really had to suspend judgement and give the author a lot of leeway. 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. I just finished the book myself, the Audio book version (Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, who did a great job, if anyone is interested in Audio books I do because of my commute, and I enjoy a good narrator. Is so, do you know the title and author? She thought the insects knew how to deal with their mates. Actually, he didnt worth her revenge at all because she never loved him. Chases wife then gets upset when she sees with her own eyes he really does not love love her, but Kya the marsh girl.. Our, "Sooo much more helpful thanSparkNotes. And love itself passingTo whatever it was before it began. And she becomes a best selling author? Was it under floorboards with the poetry? Where the Crawdads Sing Symbols & Objects. She knew chase was coming for her and didnt want to live her life in fear. His truck wasnt there. Why did Kyas siblings not take her along when they escaped? Did the Asheville references mess with anyone, since its like an 8 hr drive from the outer banks to the mountains?? Please excuse all the grammar errors, typos, misspelling, and run-on sentences. In the movie, Jumpin rubs the red cap on his bib overall before handing it to Tate. That bothered me too. What she didnt expect was that she would be arrested so quickly. Instant downloads of all 1682 LitChart PDFs She just wasnt worldly enough for considering disguising herself differently twice, etc. This is confirmed by her publisher. 1. And she never gets sick..,only steps on a rusted nail once. 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. Why was Tate, who always wore a red cap in his work, never considered a suspect in the book? It unknown what city Barkley Cove was based on. I cant find anything anywhere. How could she have met him on middle of night, climbed a tower pushed him off got back to bus and back to that town where she was staying. Heres everything we know about the hat: In Chapter 43, Tate offers Kya his red hat because its cold. Trapped inside, Love is a caged beast, Eating its own flesh. But not there, not then. So that confirms that Kya is white. Who else would do that but Chase? What color hair did kya have. Crawdads dont exactly sing, but they make noises if you want to count that. Does Kya ever show remorse? 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. Just like her violent father, after Kya escapes from Chases attempted rape, she knows he wont let it end with her having the victory.He will come back even more determined to finish what he started. Toch de voorliefde voor de natuur en de mens, kan de kracht en schoonheid evenaren, Does the lawyer know kya is guilty? I understand the author lives in Asheville but using it made me question everything else. Kay was dressed in white cut off denims, setting off her long legs, a black braid fell over each breast. "When cornered, desperate, or isolated, man reverts to those instincts that aim straight at survival. I wanted to say that I think another reason the ski cap was such a big deal was to make the reader think that maybe Tate could have killed chase. Tate searches their Marsh home and finds Chase's missing shell necklace along with some of Kya's poems. How did Chase get to the fire tower. And later the cap might have ended up with her later when tate and kya were tossing it..or maybe this is completely different cap which belonged to kya..About he necklace..it represented a part of kya which she gave to chase to supress her loneliness-And love itself passing ,To whatever it was before it began.So clearly proves that Kya is retrieving a part of herself which she gave to Chase.. nor his boat, when the sheriff first investigated. Only the author, Delia Owens, can tell us what she had originally intended. Thats a very good theory. Crawdads make a strange sound when in the water to alert other crawdads of a predator nearby. The original text plus a side-by-side modern translation of. He just dont want to confront her knowing that she had trust issues and the moment he start to question what she had done, he knew she probably retreat and ran away for good. She also kills Chase because she says I will not live in fear. Amen sister. Im inclined to agree that Kya just does NOT fit as the murderer. I dont entirely understand why this hat has inspired so much curiosity, but here goes. A movie adaptation of Where the Crawdads Sings is in active development. When i read rhe book, I understood why. The murderer question bothers meI just finished the book: Kya did NOT kill Chase. I am confused about one thing. I think you can assume that either a) Kya ended up with it when she and Tate were tossing it around or b) Kya ended up with it at some other point that she was hanging out with Tate. Teachers and parents! What was her reaction when he came home battered after Kias attack. She traveled there by bus (Jumpin had to explain to her how to buy a bus ticket). Who are the kids that are shown briefly at the end of the movie? How did Kia get the nickname Kia from Catherine? What are the names of the James Wright and Galway Kinnell poems that are quoted in Chapter 17? Kyas source of sorrow was being abandoned. Kya refers to herself as white trash at one point, so I think we can safely assume that she and her family are white. And, one more quote from earlier in the book: Kya watched others. [32] The film was released on July 15, 2022. So, it . No vaccines, no dentist but she grows up so beautiful the two most eligible men in town want to date her? Then after all that, he later goes back to see her and attempts to sexually assault her. Simple minded does not mean stupid. Did tate still love kya even after finding out that she killed chase andrew. This paper will investigate how Where the Crawdads Sing subtly includes ecological concerns. I do not believe Kya killed Chase. Right here! You can read the poem here: The Firefly Poem Where The Crawdads Sing. Petit fours, blackberry jam, Sugar Daddy (candy), caramel cake. Seems like he knew (would have known) all along she was guilty. Its exemplary! As Tate goes to look through her possessions he finds a hidden compartment with poems by a local author (these are referenced throughout the book). I think he mainly stayed home and prayed. I can get on board with the age of 5 being a little far fetched; however, everything else is not so hard to believe for me, plus her father was around for a few years in the beginning. 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. Where the Crawdads Sing is both a coming-of-age novel and a crime drama in which Owens explores the complex circumstances that Catherine "Kya" Clark must endure as she grows . In the movie, following Kya's death, Tate uncovers Chase's missing shell necklace and poems written by Kya in their home on the Marsh. He will beat her probably beyond recognition, raped her and even kill her to satisfy his sick ego. How did Kyl get the red hat? Where the Crawdads Sing is a 2022 American mystery thriller drama film based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Delia Owens.It was directed by Olivia Newman from a screenplay by Lucy Alibar, and was produced by Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter. She's accused of murdering Chase Andrews (Harris Dickinson), a former quarterback and local golden boy in their small town of Barkley Cove, after he's found dead at the bottom of a fire tower in the marsh. They will produce a series of pulse trains that is believed to signal an individuals presence to other crayfish. How did Kya end up with the red hat? Loved the book. The females got what they wantedfirst a mate, then a mealjust by changing their signals. How did she get it off his body without leaving footprints? Page 207 I am unsure of what significance this was in the movie. I think she snuck back to the Marsh because the attendant at the motel made her uncomfortable. Does anyone have her exact line? I still have questions about the red hat! In fact, most of them agree that they should have been kinder to her long before the trial, thereby showing her empathy and giving her the benefit of the doubt even if some citizens still wonder how Chase died. Did she mention it earlier? Its quite easy to imagine a conversation taking place planning Chases murder. If it is, please direct me. Chase was a narcissist. Oh well! Before the incident she unleashed her being lied to and left. No,he didnt knew for sure but may have doubts..he was pretty sure Kya would make it out of the case and they would soon be exploring lagoons..So he didnt believe she would have murdered chase but the evidences somehow could atleast convince him to have doubts..which he might never confront to her due to fear of losing her. Ive tried looking online to see if there is any Crawdads merch but didnt find anything. Evil was not in play, just life pulsing on, ***even at the expense of some of the players***. devout fans who've bought more than 1.5. I found the story compelling, but why would people travel to Asheville on business when Raleigh, Greensboro, Charlotte are all closer to the coast? Kya was not conniving or to be honest smart enough to lure Chase, plan out TWO disguises, study bus schedules to know she could go out and back in enough time to not draw attention. The novel is set in the fictional town of Barkley Cove, North Carolina in the 1950s. Hello- love your explanations. I believe Chases mother has mentioned that she waited until the autopsy was completed and received the complete report. A while after that Kya ends up getting arrested, but Jodie is already in her life by then so he supports her through the trial. I thought Kya mentioned in the book how Chase died and how she covered her tracks but I went back to earlier chapters and I could not find it. And on chapter 15, when her mother his painting her nails and her sisters, her mother said the light pink would contrast very well with the olive skin tone they all had. However, what bugs me the most is how do we know for sure that their is still not a plot twist to the story? If not, Tate is the one who made arrangements for her to get published. . Known as the 'marsh girl' she is different to her neighbours, having a deep affinity with nature. But I wonder if at the same time he had a glimpse of better and a chance for being more before his toxic attitudes overcame this window of opportunity? Once more, then, it becomes clear that even the most individualistic people yearn for some kind of human connection, regardless of what form it takes. The well never goes drynever freezes up or gives her any trouble. A psychologist once told me that when an evil family member dies, people in the family rarely if ever mention that persons name ever again. Evil was not in play, just life pulsing on, even at the expense of some of the players. Thank you for pursuing the movies making. Or is he surprised? Another part of the poem reads, 'The last step, a trap./ Do you think there were people that figured Kya murdered Chase but didnt say anything, i.e., her lawyer and Jumpin and Mabel? 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. I believe she was afraid he was going to kill her. 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. She was angry about being abandoned by those whom she loved. I think like the reply on the comment above, it was a trophy for him. 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. This theory entered my mind, too. Im confused about the red ski cap. I believe a lot of this novel is unbelievable; however, it is a work of fiction. I only saw the movie perhaps the book had these answers? It is the gulls she turns to in times of tremendous sorrow and grief. It states, In another time and place, an old black man and a young white woman might have hugged. Tate reads the poem again, his heart hammering against his chest. The book was Brilliant! Although the hotel clerk testifying she wasnt sure how to use a phone could indicate that she did. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts. They start a life together and turn the shack that Kya lives in into a nice cottage. She took the necklace back as a way of taking back her power from him. Later on Tate gives Kya the red hat after asking if shes cold, thats how she gains possession of the red hat. She probably called him over telephone or left a note in her shack. If she was found guilty would he have confessed? They move in together, hiring someone to create a lab and make some home improvements so that they can spend their lives there. He loved her like is own daughter and he said he deserved to die for what he did. She had no vaccines, but little enough interactions with other humans that she could have avoided contracting illnesses or diseases. The original text plus a side-by-side modern translation of. Really? Since he was a drunk, violent, and often gambled or dank his money away..,.i would say its most likely that he was killed over a gambling debt and his body dumped in the marsh or ocean, or he stumbled and fell/broke a leg or what have you/got snake bit one night stumbling home drunk and died in a remote area of the marsh. Great movie. Otherwise, GREAT book! Sequel in the making? 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. It is revealed through a poem titled 'The Firefly' that Kya was in fact the one to kill Chase. A.H. How she did it? It has sold over two million copies and has been translated into 37 languages. It is the law of nature ( which she is a student of) to kill to survive. Even Chases mother didnt recognize that her son was missing the necklace until well after the fact, weeks later even. Good question. Hi Nancy, the sheriff was letting Tate know that his dad passed away. No mention is made of his fancy ski being seen that night or mussing. i just watched the movie yesterday, planning on reading the book but I havent yet. The novel received critical acclaim and was a New York Times bestseller. For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community. In my opinion, Chases mother could have argued with Chase because he told her he wanted to leave his wife for Kya. It seems like you just didnt like the book so you did your best to poke holes in every aspect of the plot. But I believe she had helpno, no one else was on the tower but Kya and Chase, but she had help with the logistics of the whole thingvery probably from Jumpin, and perhaps her brother, who was in the military. Kya killed Chase because it was what she felt like it was right, her moral compass shaped by the nature. It was the marsh that shielded her from being placed at the scene, almost like it was her real family coming to her rescue. When she realized that Chase had become a threat to her wellbeing, then, she lured him into a trap, sending him falling through the hatch in the fire tower. If he was alive, even if he was gone for a week or more on a drunk he would have come home at last. At first, it. This seemed realy cruel to me. 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.) Kya realizes how unique and rare and special she is, so in reclaiming it, she reclaims herself. Instant downloads of all 1682 LitChart PDFs She had realized that the red fibers could have been on her somehow. I cried at the end. Did he die? Jodie shows up because he saw the book that Kya published. In the trial, Kyas lawyer said that the red fibers could have been there during Kyas relationship with Chase, but the lawyer wasnt aware how recently shed received the cap. Fireflies Symbol Analysis. She did what nature would do when faced with a life or death fight she took out the predator. physically fighting with Chase, and while wearing the red cap. We know that she does because its referenced in her poem, the Firefly (reproduced below). I mean if his intention only for bragging in front of his friends and no feeling involved with Kya, then why he still keep the necklace until his death? So how did Chase get to the tower?? How did kya have Tates hat in her house. They somehow end up at the fire tower arguing or trying to make up. They can describe the incident IN DETAIL, even years after it has happened. Where the Crawdads Sing is a bestselling novel that sold over a million copies in 2019. 'Luring him was as easy,' reads the first line in the poem. From my perspective, she didnt name the stakes Chase did when he attacked her physically and went on to trash her home. Then next thing I know hes sitting at the court behind her. The shell was meaningful when she gave it to Chase. His mother never would have accepted her, which even Kya realized the moment she saw his mother, Patti Love Andrews, testify in court all dressed up in black with all-matching accessories. What are the titles of all the books Kya (Catherine Danielle Clark) wrote throughout her lifetime? Dont forget that the one night when Jumpin was returning back home at the end of the day and was being harrassed by some boys, it was Kya who threw the rock at them to save Jumpin. How do you think Kya lured him without leaving a trace? Like her mother having a psychotic breakdown, Kya snapped when she realized that she was living deep in the swamp and was defenseless. how did tate actually feel after he found out that she did kill tate? Kya is described to have dark tan skin (which makes sense because shes outside all day), dark brown eyes, full lips and black hair. Chase. But suddenly the female firefly reached up, grabbed him with her mouth, and ate him, chewing all six legs and both wings. She became more precious to us on every page. Kya had a lot of reasons to dislike Chase. Jodis memories growing up of stories untold, the fathers final whereabouts/news articles on possible cause death and date, other siblings whereabouts. But earlier in the book its made clear that Chases mother doesnt go to the police until 8 days after they find his body and tell them about the missing necklace? All the evidence was circumstantial. Berta. Did ma go back to New Orleans and her family? From the book: Surely Mr Jumpin warned Tate of Chase possibly hurting Kya. He was married.I didnt think he truly loved Kya or he would not have abused her. The sheriff came to tell him his father was dead. Hi! I just saw the movie, and my mom and I are discussing the covering of the traces. I too think that Chase cared for Kya in his own twisted way. The 2 shrimpers testified that Kya came out of the woods yelling that if Chase touched her again, shed kill him. Does Kyas attorney suspect that Kya killed Chase? It makes little sense to me. Lots of interesting ideas and connections. 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? Now that hes gone, shes finally able to recognize just how important his role was in her life, and this ultimately helps her see that she managed to survive her childhood without her biological parents. Marsh is a space of light, where grass grows in water, and water flows into the sky. These people knew her and loved her and likely understood that this was the only way she would ever get justice or not be murdered herself. Summary and Review for Where the Crawdads Sing. Why is poetry important to her? Tate was 4 years older than her, and she was 15 when he taught her to read, definitely not a child. 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. She was always looking out for him to jump her and listening for his boat. Do you believe that Kya killed her father? "Marsh is not swamp. What did she mean by we already are like the geese. Unless, I missed something. She is nicknamed the Marsh Girl because she lives in the nearby swampy marshes on the outskirts of town. Thats my theory. 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. I just finished reading and Im pretty sure it says that they held up the plastic bags up in court. 'Luring him was as easy,' reads the first line in the poem. Kya initially declines, but Tate tosses it into her boat. She intended to survive at the expense of one of the players, her lover Tate; but, Then he finds a shell necklace that Kya made for Chase hidden in her shack. in the U.S. legal system, you have the 5th amendment right to remain silent (its the right against self-incrimination). 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