I know they did not get married because they were like geese with soulmates, but I didnt understand why they did not have children. His truck wasnt there. Excellent commentary on the geography of North Carolina and of Kyas lack of any dialect. 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. I think Kyas murder of Chase IS JUSTIFIED, because, at least in the movie, he rapes her. Being an expert on the marsh & its plants, critters & tides, does not necessarily make that same person able to excel in other areas, such as a complicated murder plan. Its not really stated how exactly she lures him to fire tower. Tate also knew how to cover up tracks. Slow-moving creeks wander, carrying the orb of the sun with them to the sea, and long-legged birds lift with unexpected graceas though not built to flyagainst the roar of a . Kya and Tate were tossing it back and forth while boating. By Amanda Hamilton (there's a surprise). Because Pa would get drunk and beat on his mother. The return bus departed at 2:30. Xx. How did Chase Andrews die? Also, her mother had a mental breakdown so I may run in the family and under stress people change. The fibres couldnt have been on his jacket for 4 years. 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! The novel has sold more than 12 million copies and has returned to the top of The New York Times fiction bestseller list in both print and audio. Did he drive there? You have to wonder if Owens had ever set foot in NC before she wrote this book, or if she did any research, or if her editors were really careless. Think it was the 3rd last chapter in the book. I think that both Tate and Jumpin did it together. including poems by the prolific writer Amanda Hamilton, who Kya talks about a lot in the book. Loved it. This part Id badly flawed. This speaks to the fact that Chases own father knew what he really was: a psychopath. The novel is set in the fictional town of Barkley Cove, North Carolina in the 1950s. Excellent story by the way. What she didnt expect was that she would be arrested so quickly. Obviously, Kya did take the bus back to Barkley Cove, murdered Chase and then returned to Greenville. There is no way she would have had enough knowledge of the real world for her to make such an elaborate plan. The village grows into a city, but Tate and Kya never visit either way. Where did they find the red cap not just the fibers? I have searched all around the chapter before and after! I loved the book and movie! People often die the way they live, so these are good theory. Looking deep inside the cardboard box, he finds something else: the shell necklace that Chase wore until he died. Then there is the related issue of how Kya, who had heard little standard English, learned to speak it. Where the crawdads sing, the copperheads make dandy pets, and shoes are for drylanders. Take it to the bank Swamp folks dont cotton to city folk. Chase was, as most people, multidimensional. 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. Set in 1950s and 1960s North Carolina, the narrative blends . The police didnt look for it until after Patty Love came in the office and asked about it. She set it up for a night time meeting. 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 saw someone comment about the possibility of a mental breakdown and split personalities. And she becomes a best selling author? She is also Kya's favorite poet, and Kya recites her poetry for comfort in times of emotional stress. I dont entirely understand why this hat has inspired so much curiosity, but here goes. Interesting theory. ThankYou so much these explanations. Anyone elses interpretation of what that scene was meant to convey? All the evidence was circumstantial. 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. Im sure thats something she just didnt know about and did not think of at the time. Thats my theory. Was he put in jail or killed? Was the necklace hidden under floorboards in her book? How did she get it off his body without leaving footprints? Tate reads the poem again, his heart hammering against his chest. I just finished reading and Im pretty sure it says that they held up the plastic bags up in court. 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. 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. I really liked this novel, but I really had to suspend judgement and give the author a lot of leeway. Thank you! How long did the trial take? Throughout the novel, Kya has been interested in the ways in which female insects lure their mates only to destroy them. 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. Ky probably took the hat in the end. Why did he have dinner with his mother without his wife ? They somehow end up at the fire tower arguing or trying to make up. Judging by this sentence, -Then he opened the small box, knowing what he would find. She was abandoned to survive by herself, and she has who do you think you are?! I thought jumping might have committed the murder. At first, it. 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. From the book: Well, we better hide way out there where the crawdads sing. It was the marsh that shielded her from being placed at the scene, almost like it was her real family coming to her rescue. she should have been locked away. in the U.S. legal system, you have the 5th amendment right to remain silent (its the right against self-incrimination). She said we already are like the geese. We know that she does because its referenced in her poem, the Firefly (reproduced below). Yeah. However, I wondered if Tate speculated that she did. Oh and the Firefly poem is just her observation on what may have happened to Chase and his wife, not reflection on Kya and Chases relationship. Maybe..seems possible as his poker friends even didnt knew where he was and came to Jumpins for inquiring.. Kya had planned the murder in detail. 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. Hi! But now I cant recall why and the summary doesnt explain it. Markers of death all weathered into nubbins by elements of life from chapter 56 night heron. part of me thinks it might be symbolic of her mother in some way but im not sure. I will always love this book. Well I think at some point Tate knew that it was Kya who pushed Chase to death. I believe if Tate had murdered Chase he wouldnt have allowed Kya to be accused of murder. 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. However, I think the deep love and protectiveness Tate felt for Kya all her life would not have allowed him to put her through the trial and possibility of life in prison or the death penalty. Where they her children or her sibling(s) and their children? Turning a poor abandoned child who was ostracized and scorned by people into a conniving murderess is just too much of a stretch especially when the author portrays Kya at just how simple she is. The cat in the chair is the subtle hint of what Kya had not realized at the time of the murder if it was her. Why was Tate arrested (pgs. Im pretty certain he did not win the lottery, go to college, and move to New York. He could have left Chase a not from Kya asking him to meet her. Spoiler alert Theres a scene where Tate fights Chase on the dock in Kyas defense after overhearing Chase speak ill of Kya. I felt like the obvious side of his character is that he is the full representation of Toxic Masculinity. The sheriff and deputy found it when they went in with the search warrent. They move the scaphognathite and produce sound and air bubbles. She knew chase was coming for her and didnt want to live her life in fear. What happen to Chases wife? When Chase attempts to rape her, he was drunk and hit her. Do they in fact exist? In some ways it makes sense because her relationship with humans (with the exception of Tate and a few others) were never the best experiences for her compared to her relationship with nature. My sister thinks kyas dad died, I think he left her like everyone else did. I absolutely loved and appreciated the movie and will be reading the book but Im from Asheville, NC and confused about the setting. A poem titled "The Firefly" reveals that Kya murdered Chase . Well, sort of. In the coming years, Barkley Cove and the surrounding area undergoes a number of changes, as developers arrive and turn the town into a tourist destination. Very interesting anylisis. They move in together, hiring someone to create a lab and make some home improvements so that they can spend their lives there. But who taught her? Chases mother is the one that pushed the necklace theory to the cops after all. Yes, Kya was responsible for the death of Chase Andrews. Im not sure what youre referring to but in Chapter 47 (the expert) theres a discussion of what may have happened to Chases footprints (short version: the tide), there probably wouldnt be any part in the book where kya admits to killing chase and covering her tracks since thats supposed to be ambiguous until the very end, Good summary wonderfully Very help for me. 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. 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? Teachers and parents! Did the lawyer know Kya was guilty before the trial?/after the trial?/ not at all! When did that happen, when and how did he find out about her getting arrested and her trial? Down, down he falls, His eyes still holding mine / Until they see another world.). He would have known them she killed him. 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. 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). What are the names of the James Wright and Galway Kinnell poems that are quoted in Chapter 17? Who is the family who comes to visit in the old red truck? Is drawing and painting simply a hobby, or is it in some way a survival skill? Crawdads make a strange sound when in the water to alert other crawdads of a predator nearby. Instant downloads of all 1682 LitChart PDFs Who knows for sure, but she didnt seem she could or would have been able to do the whole bus thing. The shell was meaningful when she gave it to Chase. 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. I enjoyed the book. or is tate simply left with the fact that kya lied and she was in fact guilty of murder? How did Kyl get the red hat? Thanks! How is that possible? If he was alive, even if he was gone for a week or more on a drunk he would have come home at last. He may even have cared for Kya more in his shallow, selfish way. This took place weeks before the murder, but in court when they were questioned, it seems like they were identifying her and her boat the night of the murder? Growing up in the south, myself, and no stranger to opinionated, holier-than-thou, judgmental and racist people, I get this, but it never-the-less infuriates me (even in a work of fiction). She was afraid and did nothing like that feeling. The 2 shrimpers testified that Kya came out of the woods yelling that if Chase touched her again, shed kill him. -Graham S. The timeline below shows where the symbol Fireflies appears in, The next day, she continues to wait, listening for his boat. Do you think he agreed with the murder or felt differently about her in anyway as a result? Im an avid reader of John Grishams courtroom drama stories, and havent found another author that compares, until Delia Owens Where the Crawdads Sing. When the entire town of Barkley Cove attends Kyas funeral, readers see the extent to which the narrative surrounding her changed in the aftermath of the trial. I listened on audible. How old was kya when she was arrested for murder? Kya so cooly denied killing Chase and she so easily slipped into reciting Amanda Hamiltons poems, could Kya have had a split personality? After the final scene in the movie pointing to Kya having killed Chase, I wondered about the relevance of the day he-the lawyer saw the two men hugging by the boat and his reaction afterwards seemed like something perplexed him but also left the feeling that he had found a missing puzzle piece. The books she wrote in the movie are these books real did Kyas actually publish books if so, under what name? But Price also says there was a skinny passenger on that bus who couldve been a tall woman disguised as a man. Tate had always wore a red hat, throughout the entire story. She was a person with no experience in that area. 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. Thats a very good theory. How did Kya know Chase would be at the tower? 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. But Kyas remarkable strength, exceptionalism and beauty actually touched him, made him feel. LitCharts Teacher Editions. 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. In short, Kya projected her father to Chase. You dont kill a human being because of your circumstances. How could a 10 year old girl survive by herself in the marshes where she lived? Thank you for pursuing the movies making. *Female insects, Kya thought, know how to deal with their lovers. (lovers is plural ! Why did the sheriff go out and find Tate and take him away. Again from the book: ( Spoiler .., ). "Marsh is not swamp. Lots of interesting ideas and connections. 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. Kyas alibi is that she was in Greenville, meeting with her publisher, on the day Chase was killed. They made sure to mention both Tate and Jumpin were the only 2 that knew she was going out of town and Jumpin made sure she told him when she left. A fisherman named Scupper proclaims his love of poetry, declaring that poems "make ya feel something." He's right. With so little time to do all that, how did she know that Chase would be at the Tower? The infamous red hat. 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. These males, the article explains, are known as sneaky fuckers, and end up alone. Poems by Emily Dickinson. 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. 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.) 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. Tate had also abandoned Kya for several years, perhaps he could let her take the blame. It is revealed through a poem titled 'The Firefly' that Kya was in fact the one to kill Chase. How did Kya lure Chase to the tower to kill him? Surely Mr Jumpin warned Tate of Chase possibly hurting Kya. Tate, her husband, finds one of these poems (that Kya wrote) along with the necklace that ties Kya to the murder. I always thought crawdads were birds What relevance do the crawdads have to this film Where the rawdads Sing.So am I correct in thinking that crawdads are a crayfish?? For the full review and a detailed summary of the plot, see the Summary and Review for Where the Crawdads Sing. Not just the one about connecting her to Chases murder? Did he die? But it turns out that Amanda Hamilton, the poet in Where the Crawdads Sing, has a hidden true identity. Great questions Virginia! She could have been watching somewhere and ran over after confirming he was dead.. 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. Later on Tate gives Kya the red hat after asking if shes cold, thats how she gains possession of the red hat. So, the red hat mostly serves to provide intriguing but not definitive evidence at the trial and during the investigation. 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. I enjoyed most of the book, Where the Crawdads Sing. It is revealed through a poem titled 'The Firefly' that Kya was in fact the one to kill Chase. Was this a subtle hint of the author, or just a crazy thought of mine. Very probably she used the phone in the city at the hotel to call him to meet her there. I was sure the wife murdered him. Kya is highly intelligent and to move the plot forward needs to . 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? I found the story compelling, but why would people travel to Asheville on business when Raleigh, Greensboro, Charlotte are all closer to the coast? There is one poem about murdering Chase, and with it is Chases missing shell necklace, tying her to his murder. Yes! Great book. Not Tate. Actually, he didnt worth her revenge at all because she never loved him. There was nothing premeditated in her at all. Where does all this sophistication come from on Kyas part. Sequel in the making? And whoever did the illustrations that Kya did (I assume it was not the actress, but an illustrator) did such a beautiful job! Back in the day they used to have these things called phone books where you could find peoples phone numbers. 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