I think that Kya would have no idea there would be fibers from the hat on Chases clothing. 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. She lured him to the tower and then she left the grate over the last stair open so he could fall through. I do not recommend this book or this author. Awful book. Did the letter tell pa and he went after her? In the book Kia noted several times how insects kill each other, devour their mate etc..I think perhaps she killed in going with the law nature seeing it as justified for nearly being raped. (including. Why wasnt Kya put on the stand to be questioned by the lawyers? So, you could see it as her taking something back from him when she killed him. From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. Kya does not kill herself. So I didnt mind it there was enough emotion and intrigue to keep me interested. Kya knew judgment had no place here. At the end of Where the Crawdads Sing, Kya is acquitted for the murder, and Kya realizes that she loved Tate all along. They somehow end up at the fire tower arguing or trying to make up. 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. But to kill someone. How did Chase get lured to The Tower at 12:00 at night?? 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). She never gets snake bit or breaks an arm ( most kids break an arm or a toe, or something, in their lives ). there was an older lady, tall like Miss Clark, who had gray hair, short with curls, like a permanent wave. p.315. If she were innocent she could have figured out what happened then writing her poem later. No one from the town was going to believe her or protect her. Certain lines in the poem reveal that Kya lured Chase to the tower where he then was pushed off and fell to his death. 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. Do, no, its not an error. Why did Kya keep the necklace after she killed Chase? Hmmm I thought of my childhood days living in The Great Dismal Swamp. I believe if Tate had murdered Chase he wouldnt have allowed Kya to be accused of murder. You dont kill a human being because of your circumstances. I was wondering if calling Chase Chase was a symbolic choice. Thanks! Indeed, Kya spent her life secretly composing poetry and publishing it under a penname, thereby interacting with society without having to actually leave the marsh. Where the Crawdads Sing PDF is a novel by Delia Owens. Ie. Easy to understand & very helpful. I saw someone comment about the possibility of a mental breakdown and split personalities. She saw the world differently because of how she was raised. Crawdads make a strange sound when in the water to alert other crawdads of a predator nearby. does tate know (at the end of the book when he discovers kya killed chase) that chase raped kya and threatened her? He realizes the poet was Kya, writing under a nom de plume all these years. Great book. Thanks for thisvery insightful and helpful. Im glad that I didnt purchase it! I think he just wasnt man enough to go against everyone elses expectations of him and stand up for her and be with her. Kya had a lot of reasons to dislike Chase. ThankYou so much these explanations. Entitled to womens bodies, unable to empathize, needing to dominate, rape when rejected, etc. There is no way she would have had enough knowledge of the real world for her to make such an elaborate plan. Her lawyer argued that the red fibres couldve been on Chase for four years (he didnt know how long shed had the hat) which is partly why she was acquitted. Im still curious why Chase wore the necklace. 17 Top Quotes from Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 1. Tate will protect Kya and Chase knew Kya was assaulted after all. The only thing that is mystifying me is the nomme de plume. Xx. Was the firefly poem ever published, or was that something that Kya did not send to magazines as Amanda Hamilton? including poems by the prolific writer Amanda Hamilton, who Kya talks about a lot in the book. Also, one side of my family lived in the marshes of Louisiana. Discuss the importance of art in Kyas life. Kay was dressed in white cut off denims, setting off her long legs, a black braid fell over each breast. Her poem 'The Firefly' reveals the truth about Chase's death. Where did Kya get the wig she wore as a disguise on the bus? They looked so beautiful! What about the books that were supposedly published. She did what she needed to do to survive. 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. There are little hints and descriptions about her throughout the book: According to this mindset, living things must do whatever it takes to survive, even if this sometimes requires acting mercilessly. I cant imagine how kya could find disguises and lure Chase on her own. How would he know that information only one day after Chase had passed. 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. And there is a red hat found in Kyas place later. . Falcons and many other beings as well. Its the most plausible answer to how Kya could have been able to kill Chase, though theres not a firm confirmation of it. Kyas situation was absolutely a do or die scenario and she chose not to lie down and let the marsh erase her existence. And why was he killed? it should answer your question. 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. And why would she leave the hat out in the open when she was so careful to cover her tracks in every other way? Then tried to assault her again and she pushed him in self defense and he fell accidentally. And her meager shack ( that was not the best in the first place ) never leaks; the front steps never rot. Kya is highly intelligent and to move the plot forward needs to . ooooohkaaaaay. He was, after all, the one who got the marsh girls cherry. She was a person with no experience in that area. She then removes his shell necklace. Money used to go a lot further than it does today, and her first check alone was for $5,000. 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. Why did the sheriff go out and find Tate and take him away. 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. Her attorney did an excellent job. (See the map at the end of this post.) Kya had a lot of reasons to dislike Chase. I think Chase caught her coming back in the night and followed her to the tower. I didnt think this until I watched the movie. Is so, do you know the title and author? I dont understand that meaning of Seems like a mistake to me. Is this realistic? In the poms that Tate found at the end of the book, all the answers will be in that. Most of us learn to pronounce words we have read by connecting them to language we have heard. How did Kya get Chase to the fire tower that night? I lived in Atlanta in the 1970s when many young children were being murdered and they talked of fiber evidence which was a new thing at that time. She also kills Chase because she says I will not live in fear. Amen sister. Kya realizes how unique and rare and special she is, so in reclaiming it, she reclaims herself. But not there, not then.. Word Count: 415. 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. He must have known? Looking forward to a beautiful movie. 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 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. Teachers and parents! It is revealed through a poem titled 'The Firefly' that Kya was in fact the one to kill Chase. Is drawing and painting simply a hobby, or is it in some way a survival skill? She had already spent years living in fear of her father, she saw what living in fear did to her mother. 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. Kya was very artistic at drawing and writing. Very interesting anylisis. Its not really stated how exactly she lures him to fire tower. The night her mum sends a letter he gets drunk and abusive again so did Kya go into survival mode again? Heres everything we know about the hat: In Chapter 43, Tate offers Kya his red hat because its cold. or is tate simply left with the fact that kya lied and she was in fact guilty of murder? Her past work (as a wildlife scientist in Africa), as well as the title of this novel, are a reflection of this. So, the red hat mostly serves to provide intriguing but not definitive evidence at the trial and during the investigation. 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. How was she able to move the missing piece? I just finished reading and Im pretty sure it says that they held up the plastic bags up in court. No, hes dead. 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). Toch de voorliefde voor de natuur en de mens, kan de kracht en schoonheid evenaren, Does the lawyer know kya is guilty? Reading her message, the second male was convinced hed found a willing female of his own kind and hovered above her to mate. You can read the poem here: The Firefly Poem Where The Crawdads Sing. Where did they find the red cap not just the fibers? But its never clear. Surely Mr Jumpin warned Tate of Chase possibly hurting Kya. Also, commenter Si Aspen adds: On pg 222, there is a conversation between Kya and Jumpin. Throughout the novel, Kya has been interested in the ways in which female insects lure their mates only to destroy them. In the last chapter of the book, everything ties together and cuts some loose ends. 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 . I only saw the movie perhaps the book had these answers? So how did Chase get to the tower?? How did Kya end up with the red hat? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. It was hanging on a hook in Kyas kitchen. 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. 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. So, it . later on, the cat is found on the chair in the courtroom, im having some trouble seeing the big picture of the cats meaning. One by one, they walked out their life. Thanks. Yes..I agree its not in tune with Kyas character but throughout the book from Pa treating Ma harshly,Ma living her kids alone to survive, to fireflies mating process Kya learned that she didnt want to live in fear like Ma-waiting where the next fist would hit..Either Chase had to leave her forever which he wouldnt as he claims that she belongs to him..or she had to live Marsh forever..But Marsh was her only home..not just home but something close to mother.The wilderness taught her she had to find a way to survive-from fireflies giving deceiving signals to second mates and later killing them..the fireflies indeed knew a way to deal with their lovers.Kya learned more by nature than humans(she never really lived with them as they never accepted her the way she is like the marsh).So she accepted and played by the rule of nature than civil human moral code..So she had to kill Chase in order to survive and protect her.More importantly this is more about how situations influence Kyas decision than her character..she had no choice as nobody would believe her harrassment story and Chase would never stop. If the red hat is the one Tate tossed with her, or even gave her later that would mean Tate knew she was at the crime scene when they mentioned it in court. After she was acquitted and returns to the cabin, she was relieved she was angry. Also, I couldnt help reflect further on the contrast wiht Chase and Tate with the alfha male and sneaker fuckers data. Kya would have done anything to protect Tate. Was it because of the beating from Chase? He should have been an obvious suspect in the case as he had been seen by several witnesses There was no mention of her during the investigation nor trial. She saw that she did not want to, nor did she deserve to, live in fear because a predator decided to target her. In the movie there was a scene with adults and children running towards her. I think Kyas murder of Chase IS JUSTIFIED, because, at least in the movie, he rapes her. Tate reads the poem again, his heart hammering against his chest. 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. Pretty far fetched. Wh. There are a number of questions (about the ending, explanations, other spoilers, etc.) Titled "The Firefly," the piece contains a metaphor . She never expressed vanity before. Who was the man at the end who received the necklace. When Tate left the first feather for Kya, she already had a big collection of feathers and she knew the names of the birds. Hi this is great! She assessed Chase as this type of person, and her understanding was that it was either her or him. Did Tate and marsh girl ever have children? I think she called him and asked him to meet her at the fire tower. Interesting thoughts, but I see it differently. Summary and Review for Where the Crawdads Sing. Forget the lack of time to pull it all off, but rather the premeditated and calculated effort to know how to do that and get away with it. The movie was a fair adaptation. I thought Kya went to the black school for the limited day that she attended. Hi Nancy, the sheriff was letting Tate know that his dad passed away. He dated, tricked and cheated on Kya (he was seeing someone else so he wouldnt introduce her to people and got engaged while he continued letting her believe he wanted to marry her). I know they did not get married because they were like geese with soulmates, but I didnt understand why they did not have children. "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." Tate had always wore a red hat, throughout the entire story. 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 think Kya didnt want to take the stand because she killed him . Looking deep inside the cardboard box, he finds something else: the shell necklace that Chase wore until he died. Kya had planned the murder in detail. Tate discovers a poem written by Amanda Hamilton, the poet Kya often quotes, underneath their floorboards. 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. 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! . Chase. Her plan had called for planting the shell necklace on Tate, that is why she had taken it off the body in the first place. 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. thank you so much for your thoughts! 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. 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. There was nothing premeditated in her at all. Thank you. 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. I absolutely loved and appreciated the movie and will be reading the book but Im from Asheville, NC and confused about the setting. They are both inaccurate and insulting, not to mention kind of (unintentionally, Im sure) racist. Does he die? Another part of the poem reads, 'The last step, a trap./ Throughout out the book, Delia Owenss writing shows a great fondness for the natural world. 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. I really liked this novel, but I really had to suspend judgement and give the author a lot of leeway. The fire tower is close to town. Print Word PDF. 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. Thank you! Biology sees right and wrong as the same color in different light.. I am having a hard time visualizing how he walked in the fire house and them stumbled backwards? I believe she was afraid he was going to kill her. She probably called him over telephone or left a note in her shack. She was always by herself, her father rarely talked and she could not read. If not, Tate is the one who made arrangements for her to get published. 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. How did Chase die in Where the Crawdads Sing. Page 207 How old was kya when she was arrested for murder? Where the Crawdads Sing Symbols & Objects. Hi Im curious as to why Kya was upset and angry that she was put on trial for the murder when she was guilty? Kya should have left all together if she was being mistreated, etc. How did Chase get to the fire tower. Does the book describe how Tate feels about Kya being the murderer after all? So kya definitely killed Chase. 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.) What was it used for? 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. It never says she called him. How long did the trial take? It is the gulls she turns to in times of tremendous sorrow and grief. I feel ya. Even if we succeed in technical fields and wear shoes when we are required to do so we know where our souls are. (I know, I know) One flaw I see is that we know when the red has is introduced in the story line, and it was after her relationship ended with Chase. Its important to remember that it was originally a gift from Kya to Chase, and it only ends up back in Kyas hands when she murders him. 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. Struggling with distance learning? Kaya could have went to the Fire Tower once back in town and found it. I identify with the character a great deal. Right here! i get what happened and why with all he hints throughout about Kyas thought on Nature and lovers etc. He just never came back. How much was the first check that her 1st made? 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? to go out and KILL Kya. Kya had planned the murder in fine detail and covered her tracks including by careful study of the bus schedule. This seemed realy cruel to me. Kya knew judgment had no place here. 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? They are not mentioned at the trial as audience or protestors or witnesses. The original text plus a side-by-side modern translation of. How clever of her to take it back and hide its existence. I feel Kya killed because she had seen the abuse that her mother had endured. Which is also why she took the necklace back. 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. Kya so cooly denied killing Chase and she so easily slipped into reciting Amanda Hamiltons poems, could Kya have had a split personality? Tate has The Marsh Girl inscribed on her headstone. She concealed the bruises as her Mother did. In short, Kya projected her father to Chase. Did he? How did Kyl get the red hat? Did she have his phone number? But the pen name is the baffling part. 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. 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. Even more awful movie. 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. It stated, In another time and place, an old black man and a young white woman might have hugged. She never thought about revenge after she knew that Chase is a liar and betrayed her. When Chase attempts to rape her, he was drunk and hit her. She looks shocked and amazed. The title refers to a place "far in the bush where the critters are wild, still behaving like critters." Crawdads are therefore a symbol of maintaining a connection to the natural state rather than being shaped and formed into something tamer and more acceptable to society. I loved the Marsh Girl from the beginning! It was the marsh that shielded her from being placed at the scene, almost like it was her real family coming to her rescue. yeah, I think based on what we know, the bus person is her. 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. And love itself passingTo whatever it was before it began. Also was the publisher of her books the same one who published her poems.? 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 was sure the wife murdered him. There was no sign of remorse. Though her supposed act of her sneaking back, killing him, and returning, is kind of lame. Judging by this sentence, -Then he opened the small box, knowing what he would find. The two old fishermen had probably seen her flatten him. Doesnt make sense. 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 infamous red hat. Meaning she didnt kill because she was scared, she killed him because she was hurt. Shes petting the resident cat who visits her in her cell. She even asks the guy to double check for the necklace, but he states it was never there, he never saw it. Then he finds a shell necklace that Kya made for Chase hidden in her shack. Kya and Tate were tossing it back and forth while boating. I do not believe Kya killed Chase. Struggling with distance learning? How did Kia get the nickname Kia from Catherine? Where they her children or her sibling(s) and their children? She was always offering her dresses, shoes etc. Crawdads are specifically references in a symbolically way in the text. from him. I identified with Kya as I was misunderstood and wrongly judged by people for a long time. part of me thinks it might be symbolic of her mother in some way but im not sure. People often die the way they live, so these are good theory. It seems like you just didnt like the book so you did your best to poke holes in every aspect of the plot. 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. Who else would do that but Chase? I dont think she killed him, I think it was Tate. Where the Crawdads Sing is a bestselling novel that sold over a million copies in 2019. Evil was not in play, just life pulsing on, even at the expense of some of the players. 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. By Amanda Hamilton (there's a surprise). He had a bad heart, maybe a heart attack. Oh well! Boat there? When Kya came home, the murder was already covered up so she wouldnt have done it after she got off the bus. Thats why she refused to say she murdered him. Its exemplary! The motel owner mentions that she didnt know how to use the phone which to me suggests she asked how to use it. From my perspective, she didnt name the stakes Chase did when he attacked her physically and went on to trash her home. The soundtrack album is by Canadian composer Mychael Danna. He would have known them she killed him. Only the author, Delia Owens, can tell us what she had originally intended. Or when she is older and on trial, why do none of them but her brother check on her? Did Kya and Tate have a child? How did Kya know Chase would be at the tower? Loved the movie , I was so glad Chase died. I thought I remembered the courthouse cat, who befriended Kya, having an affinity with only innocents, did I just make that up?! "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." Excellent commentary on the geography of North Carolina and of Kyas lack of any dialect. Just wondering how Kya got all the knowledge about birds. 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. No, Where the Crawdads Sing is a work of fiction. 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