Then there is the related issue of how Kya, who had heard little standard English, learned to speak it. First a question, Then an answer, Finally an end. Why is poetry important to her? Tate had motive, opportunity, strength, time and knowledge to create disguises for the bus. Thanks. A poem titled "The Firefly" reveals that Kya murdered Chase . Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts. 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. Child to child eye to eye depicts Kyas deep connection to nature and wild and how swamp to be drained would affect her relationship with it..The way humans were destroying ecosystem-you died before the child,my friend ,the wild, And about sunsets are never simple..its about advanced sunrise and delayed sunset..sun is visible 2 min early before actual sunrise and 2 min late after actual sunset..So in a way we dont notice these deceptions..-we see brilliant colors and never learn, the sun has dropped beneath earth by the time we see it burn..So she also hints about her deceived relationship with chase..and the way tide helped her cover tracks and lies in fire tower where footprints were missing. The original text plus a side-by-side modern translation of. Witherspoon told Vanity Fair in. 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? Seems like a mistake to me. Discovering Amanda Hamilton, Poet in Where the Crawdads Sing. Yes! Or, if not, why didnt he tell anyone that it was his hatso I dont believe that IF it was her who killed Chase, that Tate didnt suspect it until he found the poem. Did ma go back to New Orleans and her family? Xx. The one in particular that I liked but dont really understand is the one that starts off Sunsets are never simple. Another is Child to child, eye to eye Do you think he agreed with the murder or felt differently about her in anyway as a result? 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. Im still so confused about the movie and book I think I have to go wash the book I mean read the book and go see the movie afterwards being a male it doesnt interest me much but the book was so famous sold a lot of copies just like Harry Potter and Fifty Shades of Gray which both of those I dislike so much I started reading some of it and I just didnt like it and I did the same thing with this book started reading it didnt like it went to watch the movie walked out out of it in 15 minutes I guess I have to see the movie from the beginning and to the end to understand what its all about? She never expressed vanity before. She didnt see what she was doing as anything more than protection of her own life. 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 dont think the book really got into why Kya wasnt put on the stand, but generally if a lawyer feels like a defendant is more likely to incriminate themselves or come off badly, then they wont testify. 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. Where the Crawdads Sing Symbols & Objects. The central plot of Where the Crawdads Sing the "strong storyline" Owens alludes to in her BookPage interview is Kya's murder trial. OK, I just finished the book for the first time. Im hoping that someonemaybe the illustrator, or Delia Owens or Reese Witherspoon will see how nice it would be to actually publish those books! Maybe Pearl (Chases wife) killed him for all his infidelity. I really liked this novel, but I really had to suspend judgement and give the author a lot of leeway. Tate, her husband, finds one of these poems (that Kya wrote) along with the necklace that ties Kya to the murder. I believe a lot of this novel is unbelievable; however, it is a work of fiction. Ky probably took the hat in the end. I thought she & Tate tossed it back & forth in their boats & it ended up in Tates boat. Before the incident she unleashed her being lied to and left. She took the necklace back as a way of taking back her power from him. (!) I thought he was the murderer and they were arresting him, but that didnt happen. I listened on audible. If it is, please direct me. This part Id badly flawed. Who are the kids that are shown briefly at the end of the movie? I think that both Tate and Jumpin did it together. It is the gulls she turns to in times of tremendous sorrow and grief. Hi this is great! And where were her editors when her cringeworthy attempts at writing in dialect were included? The way the content is organized. She spent years reading only biology textbooks and her lifetime surrounded by the organisms of the marsh, meaning she absolutely could be an expert capable of becoming a published author, especially since Tate was backing her. What do you think about Chase and his true feelings for Kya? 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. When Kya came home, the murder was already covered up so she wouldnt have done it after she got off the bus. 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. Who knows for sure, but she didnt seem she could or would have been able to do the whole bus thing. He had a bad heart, maybe a heart attack. Delia Owens. Just north of the Pasquotank. The two old fishermen had probably seen her flatten him. Doesnt make sense. I dont understand why Kya didnt want to marry Tate? 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. If you read the poem (see the full text of it below) thats with the necklace, youll see how it clearly describes the situation with Chase and what happened. how did tate actually feel after he found out that she did kill tate? No one from the town was going to believe her or protect her. In killing him, she likely wanted revenge, but also to reclaim some sense of power or something like that. He may even have cared for Kya more in his shallow, selfish way. I dont recall her being at the trial or questioned or anything. ooooohkaaaaay. 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. 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. Have where the crawdads sing firefly poem thirty people recommend this book deserves the attention it is getting six at the expense some! I work in the dental field, it is extremely likely that someone with a natural diet who eats very little sugar wouldnt have cavities. At the end of the trail when Kya was leaving the court room, the camera focused on her hand laying on her stomach. 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 also had this issue of loved ones leaving so I would always forgive Kya. I believe you mixed up the males. I will always love this book. I always thought that she accidentally killed Chase and then covered her tracks and everything. 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. Sees right and wrong as the same color in . I think she was imitating the female preying mantis, she was always talking about. (See the map at the end of this post.) Not Tate. Meaning she didnt kill because she was scared, she killed him because she was hurt. Was surprised the wifes testimony wasnt in the book, was my primary suspect but loved the twist. How could a 10 year old girl survive by herself in the marshes where she lived? I thought I remembered the courthouse cat, who befriended Kya, having an affinity with only innocents, did I just make that up?! It ended up getting in at 1:40 P.M. at night (meaning, its an 1 hour and 35 minute bus ride). At that point, it becomes a symbol of Kya taking herself back or taking back the power in their relationship (or her dignity or something else) which could be the reason she would want to keep this symbol of her reclaiming something she feels he took from her. It never says she called him. Loved the book. Did she mention it earlier? This theory entered my mind, too. 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. She was virtually an innocent. Kya is acquitted of murder charges and granted freedom at the movie's end . Known as the 'marsh girl' she is different to her neighbours, having a deep affinity with nature. Also, the insects was a rationalization. But the pen name is the baffling part. Reading through the comments I noticed that no one has questioned a mental breakdown as a possibility for Kya and murdering Chase Andrews. She never gets snake bit or breaks an arm ( most kids break an arm or a toe, or something, in their lives ). However, the mention of a flashing valentine makes me think she picked him up somewhere in her boat maybe with a flashing signal and they boated toward the tower together, which might explain why there was no truck there nor was his boat there. 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. Hi Phyllis if you see the section on this page Who Killed Chase Andrews? Then tried to assault her again and she pushed him in self defense and he fell accidentally. Yes, Kya was responsible for the death of Chase Andrews. That seems to indicate she may have asked him how to use it in order to contact Chase. Did Kya threaten to kill Chase before she killed him? 'Luring him was as easy,' reads the first line in the poem. When i read rhe book, I understood why. One boy, tanned and dark haired looked like Joidie (assuming she looks like her brother). From my perspective, she didnt name the stakes Chase did when he attacked her physically and went on to trash her home. Was the necklace hidden under floorboards in her book? I too think that Chase cared for Kya in his own twisted way. Again, its clear that Kya has managed to find happiness in her life. Didnt enjoy reading the book at all. Then he finds a shell necklace that Kya made for Chase hidden in her shack. there was an older lady, tall like Miss Clark, who had gray hair, short with curls, like a permanent wave. p.315. She became more precious to us on every page. 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. And, even more so with your answers. It is revealed through a poem titled 'The Firefly' that Kya was in fact the one to kill Chase. At first, it. But when she got his effects it wasnt there. Thanks for thisvery insightful and helpful. My biggest disappointment from this book was that, even though you know Kya ate natural, and was a very slim woman (who I would imagine being in great health) she died way too early in life. How did Chase get to the fire tower. How would he know it was HIS red hat? Why was she not a subject, at the trial, or even say why her husband was gone from her side out in the marsh? The village grows into a city, but Tate and Kya never visit either way. I believe she was afraid he was going to kill her. But not there, not then.. I cant shake off the feeling that theres part of him, deeply buried, that genuinely cared for Kya and was touched by the gift. From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. Do you think there were people that figured Kya murdered Chase but didnt say anything, i.e., her lawyer and Jumpin and Mabel? (including. They are both inaccurate and insulting, not to mention kind of (unintentionally, Im sure) racist. 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. Kya is ostracized and shunned by most of her neighbours. Kya needs and wants to live without fear of Chase beating or raping her again. I was always intrigued by the reasons why Chase chose to wear the shell necklace gifted by Kya all the time. So kya definitely killed Chase. The assault happens on August 30th and a month later hes dead. Great questions Virginia! He could have been anywhere. In terms of whether the timing works, at the trial, its mentioned that the 11:50 bus was 25 minutes late. Obviously was not necessary unless to make us think. The females got what they wantedfirst a mate, then a mealjust by changing their signals. Chases mother is the one that pushed the necklace theory to the cops after all. I think Delia is reliving her relationship with her own Mom through the title. I loved the Marsh Girl from the beginning! They can describe the incident IN DETAIL, even years after it has happened. That it was Jumpin and Tate that planned and killed Chase. 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. Asheville is not a coastal town; its simply a large city that gets mentioned a few times in the book. 1. Hi Im curious as to why Kya was upset and angry that she was put on trial for the murder when she was guilty? QUESTION: Im guessing that was a gray curly wig Kya wore. For the full review and a detailed summary of the plot, see the Summary and Review for Where the Crawdads Sing. Been together for more than 40 years and never ever have that conversation. What happened to Kyas father? Its not really stated how exactly she lures him to fire tower. Hi! Tate must have known she murdered Chase as she had the red hat he had thrown into her boat just a month before. He would have known them she killed him. She went to the white school where she saw the other white girls at lunch. Really? That would explain why he didnt know it was Kya until the end. Kya had planned the murder in detail. I think the question of why Kya chooses to kill Chase (and whether it was justified) is something thats up for book clubs to debate. I feel ya. At trial, theres a discussion of whether this was feasible in 50 minutes. What was it used for? Three days later. Another thought about why Kya took back the necklace: when she first found the shell, she remarked how unusual and rare (and by inference, quite special) to find it in those waters. Then after all that, he later goes back to see her and attempts to sexually assault her. His wife ends up pushing her husband Chase off the tower that night. She was always by herself, her father rarely talked and she could not read. From Mas book maybe..it had pictures of birds with their names and the rest facts..she had good observational skills. I guess some woman may have been attracted to that but I doubt it. Why was she unable to get pregnant with Tate? A possible explanation for why Kya took the shell from Chases dead body: in order to use it to frame Tate. Why did Chase wear the necklace all the time? He just never came back. Interestingly enough, though, some of the less impressive males (Tate) find ways to trick females into thinking that theyre the alpha males, doing so by strutting about loudly with their bodies puffed up to look larger than they actually are. I think she was deliberate in her decision to kill him. The females got what they wantedfirst a mate, then a mealjust by changing their signals. Who was the man at the end who received the necklace. 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). Very probably she used the phone in the city at the hotel to call him to meet her there. Many viewers were shocked by the surprising conclusion of Where the Crawdads Sing. I think Chase caught her coming back in the night and followed her to the tower. Hi Nancy, the sheriff was letting Tate know that his dad passed away. 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). WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING is a gentle yet symbolic depiction of the valiant survival of Kya Clarka reclusive young girl who has been abandoned by her parents, siblings, school system, the entire town surrounding her, and what ultimately feels like life itself. or is tate simply left with the fact that kya lied and she was in fact guilty of murder? I think he just wasnt man enough to go against everyone elses expectations of him and stand up for her and be with her. Why seems he would have done it himself. The gist of it is that, depending on factors such as her method of travel or the water conditions, it could have been possible. Instant downloads of all 1682 LitChart PDFs Right here! She probably would have not killed a critter, except for food, but killing a human being did not seem a problem. When Kya met Chase she was surprised by how much she wanted to be with him. The meaning of the title Where the Crawdads Sing comes from Delia Owenss childhood experiences (something her mother used to say). i just watched the movie yesterday, planning on reading the book but I havent yet. The shell was missing from the body. Back in the day they used to have these things called phone books where you could find peoples phone numbers. They will produce a series of pulse trains that is believed to signal an individuals presence to other crayfish. Even face jail or the death penalty. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); I think the question of why Kya chooses to kill Chase (and whether it was justified) is something thats up for book clubs to debate. Jodie and his wife had children and visited a few times a year to fish and be a family. The police didnt look for it until after Patty Love came in the office and asked about it. Why does she describe the Piedmont as flat, with the mountains visible in the distsnce? In Where the Crawdads Sing, poetry is an important part of Kya's life. 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. It is revealed through a poem titled 'The Firefly' that Kya was in fact the one to kill Chase. In my opinion, he wore it as a sort trophy. 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. 17 Top Quotes from Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 1. Kya is highly intelligent and to move the plot forward needs to . Same when Chase had dinner with mother she wasnt there. Kya watched others. 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? What did she mean by we already are like the geese. She was a person with no experience in that area. I think it is one of the best murder mysteries I have read. Where the Crawdads Sing PDF is a novel by Delia Owens. I believe if Tate had murdered Chase he wouldnt have allowed Kya to be accused of murder. I loved the book and movie! Lots of interesting ideas and connections. I mean how else did she know how to get away with it. Where is Chases wife in all the drama after Chase is found dead? She has just spent a day in court where red, wool ( hat ) fibers were discussed and brought in as evidence against her. When Where The Crawdads Sing begins, two young boys find the dead body of a man named Chase Andrews deep in the marshes of North Carolina. I dont understand that meaning of She was always offering her dresses, shoes etc. Why? How did she get it off his body without leaving footprints? Yeah its pretty possible..If Kya is using disguises she must have went to the town or somebody had to buy it for her.And if she went to town to buy disguises..we would have more witnesses.So probably somebody helped her and since only Jumpin knew this..it might be him. Kya raised herself from the age of 5 in a swamp? Either Jumpin killed him or he knew who did; and the time line is quite clear in book! That bothered me too. I love your take on the murder. Certain lines in the poem reveal that Kya lured Chase to the tower where he then was pushed off and fell to his death. This is confirmed by her publisher. They must have contacted before..probably through telephone and Kya came before Chase to execute the plan. Simple minded does not mean stupid. I dont entirely understand why this hat has inspired so much curiosity, but here goes. She wanted me to experience true nature, to find that place where the deer and foxes still behaved as they always had in the wild. However, I wondered if Tate speculated that she did. The only thing tying her to the scene was the fibres from Tates red hat, that he gave her only recently. I know they did not get married because they were like geese with soulmates, but I didnt understand why they did not have children. I just dont believe it. How would he know that information only one day after Chase had passed. Maybe Tate knew she was harassed by Chase through Jumpin..Then he might have had a fight with Chase and hence the red fibres.Its clear in the end that Kya killed Chase..and that was a surprise to Tate. What are the names of the James Wright and Galway Kinnell poems that are quoted in Chapter 17? in the U.S. legal system, you have the 5th amendment right to remain silent (its the right against self-incrimination). His parents last name was also Andrews. Discuss the importance of art in Kyas life. I think that Chase was killed by Tate as he was watching from the bushes for months waiting for chase to attack and when Kya took the bus he did it. yeah, I think based on what we know, the bus person is her. (The last step, a trap. The sheriff came to tell him his father was dead. I had to get it out before I forgot. Kya knew judgment had no place here. Did he drive there? It seems like you just didnt like the book so you did your best to poke holes in every aspect of the plot. Or when she is older and on trial, why do none of them but her brother check on her? Was the firefly poem ever published, or was that something that Kya did not send to magazines as Amanda Hamilton? There was a white and black school is if she wasnt black, why did they put her in that school? They looked so beautiful! Produced by Reese Witherspoon's production company, Hello Sunshine, and Sony, with a worldwide release on July 15, the anticipated film adaptation of Where the Crawdads Sing is finally here! Thats why he keep her secrets. 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. I cant figure out when Jodie showed up to the trail. After she was acquitted and returns to the cabin, she was relieved she was angry. 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. Isnt it the same hat Tate and she were throwing back and forth? How she did it? I dont think Chase was indifferent about Kya. But it turns out that Amanda Hamilton, the poet in Where the Crawdads Sing, has a hidden true identity. Folks hear n see almost everything. There was a reference wear the kids call her a tall skinny blonde. Her poem 'The Firefly' reveals the truth about Chase's death. Kya initially declines, but Tate tosses it into her boat. I cant find anything anywhere. A.H. I think that it is likely that Jumpin helped Kya, as he does mention how it is good that she will be out of town and how she should let him know when she goes. Where the Crawdads Sing is a 2018 novel by Delia Owens. 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? Kya is not black or Native American. The night her mum sends a letter he gets drunk and abusive again so did Kya go into survival mode again? Did the letter tell pa and he went after her? . About the necklace thing and when Chases mom was aware the necklace was missing. Ive tried looking online to see if there is any Crawdads merch but didnt find anything. 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. The only thing that is mystifying me is the nomme de plume. "Where the Crawdads Sing" doesn't draw directly on Owens's time in Africa, but there are echoes of her work as a naturalist. I never saw that coming. It was published by Putnam in August 2018. A final touch,Unfinished;The last step, a trap.Down, down he falls,His eyes still holding mine Until they see another world. 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. I was leaning toward Jumpin as the murderer. The murder of Chase occurred in the late 1960s and even if Kya was a woman of the world and was exposed to news, crime novels, college classes, friends, etc, which she was not, I dont think she would have been aware of fiber evidence. Tate would have figured or even heard Chase bragging about the necklace so he could have ripped it off and thrown it some place around the fire tower. Wasnt black, why did Chase wear the shell from Chases dead body: in order to Chase... 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