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. 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. Kaya could have went to the Fire Tower once back in town and found it. I think she had a mental breakdown over the years and developed split personalities. This gives them time to execute their plan to kill Chase. Where the Crawdads Sing is a bestselling novel that sold over a million copies in 2019. She saw the world differently because of how she was raised. It seems like you just didnt like the book so you did your best to poke holes in every aspect of the plot. Is this realistic? Of course, another perfectly legitimate explanation is that she keeps it because it was a necessary literary device to provide affirmative evidence of what happened at the end of the story. And she becomes a best selling author? The sheriff and deputy found it when they went in with the search warrent. 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. I loved the Marsh Girl from the beginning! 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. I thought that was a foreshadowing. On top of all that, she plots, and gets away with murder? I had not thought of that. thank you so much for your thoughts! 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. The type of complexity used for the trip back from Greenville to kill Chase was out of character for Kya. I loved the book and movie! How could a 10 year old girl survive by herself in the marshes where she lived? I would love all 3! Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs. However, I wondered if Tate speculated that she did. Excellent story by the way. Why? later in the novel, at the end of the novel, her poem, about fireflies, makes it clear that she lured him there. 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. Why dont any of Kyas older siblings come back for her? 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. I happened to see the movie before reading the book and I thought it might have been him because of the ski cap exchange between him and Kya. In the poms that Tate found at the end of the book, all the answers will be in that. she should have been locked away. Why is poetry important to her? Confused by that. Am surprised that no one appears to have suggested one obvious interpretation. The way the content is organized. LitCharts Teacher Editions. Why was it all about his mother. Why did Tate burn all her poems when he found them? (Then they stopped laughing and simply looked at each other as they lobbed the cap back and forth until she motored around the bend.). that get asked pretty frequently about this book, so I thought Id just answer them here. The sheriff came to tell him his father was dead. Was it under floorboards with the poetry? was unable to carry out her plan to plant the shell neckless on Tate. Its confirmed by the detectives who send it to a lab that its an exact match (between the fibers on Chases jacket and from the hat in Kyas place). The engagement notice in the paper caused the break up of Kya and Chase. I identified with Kya as I was misunderstood and wrongly judged by people for a long time. Thats all the book says. Another part of the poem reads, 'The last step, a trap./ Very interesting anylisis. 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 Chase caught her coming back in the night and followed her to the tower. His parents last name was also Andrews. Was this to make us think Tate killed Chase? She then removes his shell necklace. I never saw that coming. Instant downloads of all 1682 LitChart PDFs Teachers and parents! Required fields are marked *. Hence why she wasnt so concerned or over worried because she didnt actually kill him. why was Chases wife never mentioned after his death or at the trial? Im glad that I didnt purchase it! 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. I have searched all around the chapter before and after! Its just odd with decades of being together and how much they loved each other that she never told him/he didnt know? Why was Tate, who always wore a red cap in his work, never considered a suspect in the book? How old was kya when she was arrested for murder? On the map, I do not see it? I have finally gone through the book and found all mentions of the red hat and red fibers so everyone can have a definitive answer instead of having to individually e-mail me. Observing this phenomenon in nature taught her that theres a certain power in sex appeal, and she never thought of this as evil or wrong because she saw it as a simple fact of nature. How did kya lure chase to the fire tower in the middle of the night to kill him? I think she was imitating the female preying mantis, she was always talking about. 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. She was abandoned to survive by herself, and she has who do you think you are?! I believe if Tate had murdered Chase he wouldnt have allowed Kya to be accused of murder. After a long while, Chase came back and endangered her. Where the crawdads sing, the copperheads make dandy pets, and shoes are for drylanders. Perhaps Kaya discovered him dead before the police, and took the necklace from him. Is drawing and painting simply a hobby, or is it in some way a survival skill? Hence the whole story and the plot while living in the swamp. I was wondering if calling Chase Chase was a symbolic choice. (including. Judging by this sentence, -Then he opened the small box, knowing what he would find. She just wasnt worldly enough for considering disguising herself differently twice, etc. How in the world would she demise shut a plan. Where the Crawdads Sing is set in the fictional coastal fishing town of Barkley Cove in eastern North Carolina. 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. Tate has The Marsh Girl inscribed on her headstone. Does Kya ever verbally say she did not kill Chase in either the book or movie? 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. Thanks. She was always offering her dresses, shoes etc. 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. The way the content is organized, LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in. It is the gulls she turns to in times of tremendous sorrow and grief. Hi! 1. It was the error of the Sherriff ( and spoke to his ignorance and prejudice ) that he never looked at any others besides Kyra for this murder.and he was dogged because of his decisions and was not re electedin the book. About the necklace thing and when Chases mom was aware the necklace was missing. The murder was covered when the boys found the body and when she came home, the town was already talking about the murder. She intended to survive at the expense of one of the players, her lover Tate; but, Why was she unable to get pregnant with Tate? I enjoyed most of the book, Where the Crawdads Sing. (If you google this question, the city of Asheville sometimes comes up as the answer, but that is not accurate. to have sex with her, lay claim to that publicly, distance himself by objectifying and reducing her real worth to him. Im so curious how she never got pregnant and why nothing was ever said about her having children! Beyond that, after the sexual assault, she worries that he will feel the need to have the last word after she left him sprawled on the dirt, and she doesnt want to live in fear waiting for him to come at her again (Shed learned over and over from Pa: these men had to have the last punch. She said we already are like the geese. Also she wasnt a big part of the story, only in it to show that he was adulterous. 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. However, if this theory were true, it was not in Jumpins character to murder ( I never saw anything in his character in the novel or the movie ) and considering the time and place they were living in, it could be very, very risky if he were caught. Kyas alibi is that she was in Greenville, meeting with her publisher, on the day Chase was killed. First a question, Then an answer, Finally an end. And in the last chapter, it seems like Tate and Kya never had the conversation about what happened to Chase, is only when she died that he knew that was her. Seems like he knew (would have known) all along she was guilty. "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." The central plot of Where the Crawdads Sing the "strong storyline" Owens alludes to in her BookPage interview is Kya's murder trial. Biology sees right and wrong as the same color in different light.. It has sold over two million copies and has been translated into 37 languages. 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. Great book. Because Pa would get drunk and beat on his mother. One mate kills another? How would he know it was HIS red hat? They must have contacted before..probably through telephone and Kya came before Chase to execute the plan. 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. No mention is made of his fancy ski being seen that night or mussing. They looked so beautiful! But suddenly the female firefly reached up, grabbed him with her mouth, and ate him, chewing all six legs and both wings. What was it used for? Kya needs and wants to live without fear of Chase beating or raping her again. Crawdads dont exactly sing, but they make noises if you want to count that. Isnt it the same hat Tate and she were throwing back and forth? 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. I mean how else did she know how to get away with it. As far as her not showing remorse for killing Chase, after Chase bruised her face and and tried to assault her, she went to the reading house, she watched and thought about insects killing their mates. The full text of The Firefly is below. Well, sort of. Throughout the novel, Kya has been interested in the ways in which female insects lure their mates only to destroy them. Why was she not a subject, at the trial, or even say why her husband was gone from her side out in the marsh? But to kill someone. That bothered me too. The shell was meaningful when she gave it to Chase. When Chase attempts to rape her, he was drunk and hit her. Even Chases mother didnt recognize that her son was missing the necklace until well after the fact, weeks later even. 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. I think the point is that Kya didnt know what was going on and seeing him stopped by the sheriff made her realize that she loved him all along. So kya definitely killed Chase. The Piedmont is rolling hills.. How is there no mention of Hurricane Hazel which did tremendous damage to the Carolina coast in 1954, two years after the beginning of this novel, and would surely have affected the marshlands where Kya lived. The fire tower is close to town. LitCharts Teacher Editions. The return bus departed at 2:30. No one from the town was going to believe her or protect her. Chases mother is the one that pushed the necklace theory to the cops after all. She would not have know Kya was out of town. I feel ya. How did it get to Kyas shack? What are the titles of all the books Kya (Catherine Danielle Clark) wrote throughout her lifetime? 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. Drop a comment below and Ill try to answer if I can! Why was Tate arrested (pgs. Where the Crawdads Sing Quotes Showing 61-90 of 1,170. "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. I still have questions about the red hat! And love itself passingTo whatever it was before it began. Why did the sheriff go out and find Tate and take him away. Where EXACTLY can I read where Kya and Chase were on the fire tower and he fell/was pushed to his death??? Heres everything we know about the hat: In Chapter 43, Tate offers Kya his red hat because its cold. If she was found guilty would he have confessed? I think Kyas murder of Chase IS JUSTIFIED, because, at least in the movie, he rapes her. Where the Crawdads Sing: Questions and Answers (Spoilers, Ending, Etc. I just dont believe it. Im still curious why Chase wore the necklace. Before the incident she unleashed her being lied to and left. And she cooks at age 7 or 8, but never burns herself or burns down the house. One with the fibers and the other with the hat. 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. And we fell in love with Kya. Also was the publisher of her books the same one who published her poems.? Did she think she was pregnant? Now, I could see Chases mother killing him or Jumper or even Tate. Was he put in jail or killed? Yeah..thats a missing one..The shrimpers saw kya alone in the boat driving towards tower..so chase either came in his boat or by truck or bike..But nothing is mentioned about it.So maybe he was dropped from a truck or bike from his friends or something or there is a secret route from Barkley Clove to fire tower which he covered by walking as it is mentioned fire tower is close to the town. would like to know why a fire tower is in a marsh? At a point after a day in court the lawyer sees two men hugging and its like this makes everything clear to him. But first a quote from the Firefly Poem in the books conclusion: Female fireflies draw in strange males with dishonest signals and eat them; mantis females devour their own mates. I dont know and the novel and movie do not make it clear. Kya raised herself from the age of 5 in a swamp? Dangerous predators must be killed or you will die. Did tate still love kya even after finding out that she killed chase andrew. Whereas people used to make unfair assumptions about her because of her socioeconomic class, now they seem to have a certain kind of respect for her. Ky probably took the hat in the end. Only Patti and Sam are at the verdict. 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. nor his boat, when the sheriff first investigated. Our hearts broke over the injustices she endured, and they swelled as we saw her care for herself and demand the dignity that is heran every human'sbirthright . Her poem, about the fireflies, later at the end of the novel, makes it clear that she did kill him and even looked in his eyes as he fellat first she says she saw surprise or a questioning look, then his eyes recognized or realized what and why, and finally his eyes looked at another world. All the same, though, her acceptance of romance doesnt change her overall outlook on life, which prioritizes survival over all elsea somewhat sinister fact, given that she seemingly no longer has any reason to think in such ruthless terms. Very probably she used the phone in the city at the hotel to call him to meet her there. Thats all. I understand the author lives in Asheville but using it made me question everything else. Also where is the Fire House 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. It unknown what city Barkley Cove was based on. Also, why would we had heard so much about the firefly sending false signals to mates only to eat them when they came close? in the U.S. legal system, you have the 5th amendment right to remain silent (its the right against self-incrimination). Thought it was very well done. When I was a young girl growing up in south Georgia, my mother encouraged my girlfriends and mewhether we were exploring on foot or riding our horsesto venture as far into the oak forests as we could go. She took the necklace back as a way of taking back her power from him. (!) Witnesses had seen Chase and Tate physically fighting over Kya. This speaks to the fact that Chases own father knew what he really was: a psychopath. I understood the one about The Firefly, and Broken Gull of Brandon Beach, but failed to get a handle on some of the others. Actually, he didnt worth her revenge at all because she never loved him. Could you help us see who wins this bet. Good question. Fireflies Symbol Analysis. He was, after all, the one who got the marsh girls cherry. 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.. I find it interesting that Kyas family had abandoned her, so she longed for family, then she was not able to create a family of her own, outside of Tate. Another way to look at it is that its a memento of an experience that shaped her as a person for better or for worse, so she wanted to keep it. Unrecorded persons for four centuries to die no Where the Crawdads Sing, Tate two., just life pulsing on, even at the expense of some of the better ones either AP! Just north of the Pasquotank. 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. What dya mean, where the crawdads sing? How did Kyl get the red hat? Kya had a lot of reasons to dislike Chase. What happen to Chases wife? 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. Tate, her husband, finds one of these poems (that Kya wrote) along with the necklace that ties Kya to the murder. Hi Jennifer Marie Lin, She concealed the bruises as her Mother did. Would be nice to hear about Tates perspective all the years he was gone and thought of Kya, or even visited from afar. Then after all that, he later goes back to see her and attempts to sexually assault her. 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, seems to me when Tate discovers the poetry under the floorboards his astonishment isnt that Kya is the poet but that she knew Tates secret, hes was the murderer. Why didnt Kya want to marry Tate? Filming took place from mid-April through mid/late-June 2021 in and around New Orleans and Houma, Louisiana. Yes, this is my question. The sheriffs just couldnt find the necklace. WONDERFUL Post.thanks for share..more wait .. . Which is also why she took the necklace back. A.H. Obviously, legally it was definitely not justified. She kills him to survive because she knows he will eventually hunt and eat her/kill her. Biology sees right and wrong as the same color in different light. Like her mother having a psychotic breakdown, Kya snapped when she realized that she was living deep in the swamp and was defenseless. His majority was the clich narcissistic macho man. Was the reader supposed to realize that Kya had planned to frame Tate? Been together for more than 40 years and never ever have that conversation. Did Kya threaten to kill Chase before she killed him? "Where the Crawdads Sing" doesn't draw directly on Owens's time in Africa, but there are echoes of her work as a naturalist. Where the Crawdads Sing is a 2022 American mystery thriller romantic drama film based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Delia Owens. Kya knew judgment had no place here. Kya knows this is the law of nature. Where the Crawdads Sing Symbols & Objects. What was Chases wifes alibi? So, you could see it as her taking something back from him when she killed him. She traveled there by bus (Jumpin had to explain to her how to buy a bus ticket). I really enjoyed this book too, and appreciate your thoughts on it! Then after all that, he later goes back to see her and attempts to sexually assault her. How clever of her to take it back and hide its existence. And she never gets sick..,only steps on a rusted nail once. It ended up getting in at 1:40 P.M. at night (meaning, its an 1 hour and 35 minute bus ride). Loved the book. I have gotten so many e-mails and comments about this red hat that (a full year after reading this!) Another flaw I see is when Jumpin tells Kya that Chase is dead, he reveals to her that he was missing the shell necklace. He would have known them she killed him. And there is a red hat found in Kyas place later. And why was he killed? it should answer your question. Certain lines in the poem reveal that Kya lured Chase to the tower where he then was pushed off and fell to his death. I saw them change. That evening, she watches, Looking at Kyas poems, Tate finds one called , Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs. Is so, do you know the title and author? She is nicknamed the Marsh Girl because she lives in the nearby swampy marshes on the outskirts of town. 353-354) This was just mentioned and then dropped without any further explanation? No vaccines, no dentist but she grows up so beautiful the two most eligible men in town want to date her? The soundtrack album is by Canadian composer Mychael Danna. 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. Just saw the movie! But its never clear. Why wasnt Pearl mentioned in the book or movie right after Chases death? The movie was a fair adaptation. Chases wife then gets upset when she sees with her own eyes he really does not love love her, but Kya the marsh girl.. [31] On July 5, 2021, Cosmopolitan reported that filming had wrapped. Marsh is a space of light, where grass grows in water, and water flows into the sky. There are certain people who cant stand to lose, and who feel entitled to make their victims pay for fighting back. You could sense that the sheriffs were not relying on gossips around the town as it contains more false information and drifts the investigation further away from what has happened. He did wear the shell necklace every day from the time she gave it to him, even for the year after she dumped him. Hi Im curious as to why Kya was upset and angry that she was put on trial for the murder when she was guilty? 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. This is confirmed by her publisher. Asheville is not a coastal town; its simply a large city that gets mentioned a few times in the book. I had to get it out before I forgot. He loved her like is own daughter and he said he deserved to die for what he did. Kyas full name is Catherine Danielle Clark. Great questions Virginia! Even more awful movie. 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. Three days later. Twist number two: Tate also finds Chase's missing necklace and a poem about predatory female fireflies. I think she snuck back to the Marsh because the attendant at the motel made her uncomfortable. Where does all this sophistication come from on Kyas part. 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. In the last chapter of the book, everything ties together and cuts some loose ends. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Was the firefly poem ever published, or was that something that Kya did not send to magazines as Amanda Hamilton? I believe Chases mother has mentioned that she waited until the autopsy was completed and received the complete report. I know they did not get married because they were like geese with soulmates, but I didnt understand why they did not have children. Kya had a lot of reasons to dislike Chase. Thats a very good theory. . She lured him to the tower and then she left the grate over the last stair open so he could fall through. Consider Kya had made previous arrangements before leaving for Ashville to meet Chase at the top of the tower as she had calculated the time of the last bus to arrive back and her time to get to him. Why does she describe the Piedmont as flat, with the mountains visible in the distsnce? 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