I work in the dental field, it is extremely likely that someone with a natural diet who eats very little sugar wouldnt have cavities. In the absence of a proper father, Kya turned to Jumpin as a child, adolescent, and young adult. 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. :). Hi Nancy, the sheriff was letting Tate know that his dad passed away. Its exemplary! And her meager shack ( that was not the best in the first place ) never leaks; the front steps never rot. 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. Oh well! Im confused about the red ski cap. The way the content is organized. At a point after a day in court the lawyer sees two men hugging and its like this makes everything clear to him. I felt like the obvious side of his character is that he is the full representation of Toxic Masculinity. What was her reaction when he came home battered after Kias attack. 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. His majority was the clich narcissistic macho man. Its just odd with decades of being together and how much they loved each other that she never told him/he didnt know? I think she had a mental breakdown over the years and developed split personalities. She even asks the guy to double check for the necklace, but he states it was never there, he never saw it. Kya is acquitted of murder charges and granted freedom at the movie's end . Hi Im curious as to why Kya was upset and angry that she was put on trial for the murder when she was guilty? He had a bad heart, maybe a heart attack. But, disguises, bus schedules, etc. Kya took possession of the shell. How in the world would she demise shut a plan. I would really like to understand the meaning of some of the poems in the book. As Pa would have it, Kya had to be taught a lesson. Chase would not let this go. 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. P.S.Even I cried during the end.I still feel numb about Kyas and Jumpin death and also for Tate especially when he discovered her poems which revealed her true feelings and secrets. It ended up getting in at 1:40 P.M. at night (meaning, its an 1 hour and 35 minute bus ride). Biology sees right and wrong as the same color in different light. How did Chase get lured to The Tower at 12:00 at night?? Thats my theory. Known as the 'marsh girl' she is different to her neighbours, having a deep affinity with nature. I cant figure out if it was an alter ego, expression of guarded vulnerability, or pride/vanity because she didnt want people to know how she felt about being treated so poorly. A central question of "Where the Crawdads Sing," adapted to film from Delia Owen's popular novel through Lucy Alibar's screenplay, is: Who killed Chase Andrews (Harris Dickinson)? Tate will protect Kya and Chase knew Kya was assaulted after all. 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 situation was absolutely a do or die scenario and she chose not to lie down and let the marsh erase her existence. This paper will investigate how Where the Crawdads Sing subtly includes ecological concerns. Jodie shows up because he saw the book that Kya published. There was no mention of her during the investigation nor trial. They start a life together and turn the shack that Kya lives in into a nice cottage. Thats why he keep her secrets. I wanted to feel he was relieved and understood. Did ma go back to New Orleans and her family? Seems like he knew (would have known) all along she was guilty. She set it up for a night time meeting. Do you believe that Kya killed her father? 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. Im pretty certain he did not win the lottery, go to college, and move to New York. Chase, was a threat to her existence, and she killed him because thats how marsh animals guarantee their survival. Im sure thats something she just didnt know about and did not think of at the time. Great book. She looks shocked and amazed. Kya and Tate were tossing it back and forth while boating. A final touch,Unfinished;The last step, a trap.Down, down he falls,His eyes still holding mine Until they see another world. Suddenly, it becomes clear to Tate that Kya did kill Chase, that she perfectly planned the murder by disguising herself on buses and riding her boat on riptides to get to the fire tower in time. Geese mate for life. She had realized that the red fibers could have been on her somehow. Does Kya ever verbally say she did not kill Chase in either the book or movie? She has just spent a day in court where red, wool ( hat ) fibers were discussed and brought in as evidence against her. However, the detectives determine that its possible to travel by bus from Greenville to Barkley and back in one night. This section contains 565 words. Most of us learn to pronounce words we have read by connecting them to language we have heard. The 2 shrimpers testified that Kya came out of the woods yelling that if Chase touched her again, shed kill him. Who knows for sure, but she didnt seem she could or would have been able to do the whole bus thing. No mention is made of his fancy ski being seen that night or mussing. Did he drive there? Again from the book: Back in the day they used to have these things called phone books where you could find peoples phone numbers. Not too soon after, the townspeople suspect who they call . 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! I think like the reply on the comment above, it was a trophy for him. Does he die? He should have been an obvious suspect in the case as he had been seen by several witnesses He must have known? Its not really stated how exactly she lures him to fire tower. Take it to the bank Swamp folks dont cotton to city folk. I still have questions about the red hat! You can read the poem here: The Firefly Poem Where The Crawdads Sing. ThankYou so much these explanations. A possible explanation for why Kya took the shell from Chases dead body: in order to use it to frame Tate. What do you think about Chase and his true feelings for Kya? I identify with the character a great deal. She had already spent years living in fear of her father, she saw what living in fear did to her mother. Same when Chase had dinner with mother she wasnt there. Tate discovers a poem written by Amanda Hamilton, the poet Kya often quotes, underneath their floorboards. 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. Kya does not kill herself. She saw that she did not want to, nor did she deserve to, live in fear because a predator decided to target her. Thanks for the information, i am bookmarking it for future updates. 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. 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? Not just the one about connecting her to Chases murder? Im an avid reader of John Grishams courtroom drama stories, and havent found another author that compares, until Delia Owens Where the Crawdads Sing. She intended to survive at the expense of one of the players, her lover Tate; but, 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? Hi! Even more awful movie. thats the only thing that makes sense. 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. I just finished reading and Im pretty sure it says that they held up the plastic bags up in court. in the U.S. legal system, you have the 5th amendment right to remain silent (its the right against self-incrimination). Or is he surprised? What dya mean, where the crawdads sing? First a question, Then an answer, Finally an end. I dont think she killed him, I think it was Tate. (Owens, p. 142) Kya's posthumous poem, discovered by Tate, "The Firefly" begins "Luring him was as easy/As flashing valentines/But like a lady firefly/They held a secret call . Kya had planned the murder in detail. I thought she & Tate tossed it back & forth in their boats & it ended up in Tates boat. Discuss the importance of art in Kyas life. But King also says there was an older lady who was tall like Miss Clark, who had gray hair, short with curls, like a permanent wave. King, too, acknowledges it could have been Kya in a disguise. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts. 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. Just wondering how Kya got all the knowledge about birds. :), 20 Best Book Club Books for 2022 (New & Anticipated), Best Mystery & Thriller Books for 2022 (New & Anticipated), 20 Best Books with Asian American Protagonists (for Adults), Persephone by Madeline Miller: What We Know, Books to Movies & TV in 2022: 25+ Adaptations Coming Soon, Your email address will not be published. Who is the family who comes to visit in the old red truck? 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. It was the marsh that shielded her from being placed at the scene, almost like it was her real family coming to her rescue. Ma used to say that. Kya remembered Ma always encouraging her to explore the marsh: Go as far as you canway out yonder where the crawdads sing., Just means far in the bush where critters are wild, still behaving like critters.. Though her supposed act of her sneaking back, killing him, and returning, is kind of lame. Tate also knew how to cover up tracks. I think of why did Chase keep wearing that shell necklace anyway? 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. I mean if his intention only for bragging in front of his friends and no feeling involved with Kya, then why he still keep the necklace until his death? The original text plus a side-by-side modern translation of. Why did Kya keep the necklace after she killed Chase? I realize were led to believe that Kya killled Chase. For all the details, see Everything We Know about the Where the Crawdads Sing Movie. Its never mentioned in the book or the movie. What race is the character of Kya, on pg 222, there is a conversation between Kya and Jumpin. How did Chase get to the fire tower that night? She became more precious to us on every page. 4 1/2 stars Kya realizes how unique and rare and special she is, so in reclaiming it, she reclaims herself. Luring him was as easyAs flashing valentines.But like a lady fireflyThey hid a secret call to die. This, she apparently thought, was only a means of survivalafter all, she knew that nobody would believe her when she said that Chase posed a threat to her. But the link is broken on the Chase question! Ive tried looking online to see if there is any Crawdads merch but didnt find anything. This map of (the fictional town of) Barkley Cove, North Carolina is from the e-book version of Where the Crawdads Sing. Very probably she used the phone in the city at the hotel to call him to meet her there. 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 . Did she mention it earlier? Excellent story by the way. 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. LitCharts Teacher Editions. How did kya lure chase to the fire tower in the middle of the night to kill him? 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. So, the answer is, we dont know how Kya ends up with the red hat. The females got what they wantedfirst a mate, then a mealjust by changing their signals. "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." Really? )even at the expense of some of the players*.. So how did Chase get to the tower?? The movie was a fair adaptation. Thought it was very well done. Kya, who never rode a bus before, executes a plan wearing 2 disguises and taking the bus back & forth an extra time, in order to murder Chase. Kyas source of sorrow was being abandoned. Perhaps Kaya discovered him dead before the police, and took the necklace from him. even at the expense of some of the players.. She took the necklace back as a way of taking back her power from him. No, Where the Crawdads Sing is a work of fiction. Kya had planned the murder in fine detail and covered her tracks including by careful study of the bus schedule. Yes, when they found Chase and the tracks were gone-I though of how her brother said to cover the tracks. Witherspoon told Vanity Fair in. Twist number two: Tate also finds Chase's missing necklace and a poem about predatory female fireflies. At the end of Where the Crawdads Sing, Kya is acquitted for the murder, and Kya realizes that she loved Tate all along. Reading her message, the second male was convinced hed found a willing female of his own kind and hovered above her to mate. Im still curious why Chase wore the necklace. 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. But not there, not then. So that confirms that Kya is white. Hmmm I thought of my childhood days living in The Great Dismal Swamp. I cant figure out when Jodie showed up to the trail. I only saw the movie perhaps the book had these answers? One by one, they walked out their life. As one of the commenters below (thanks Lindsay!) Yes, this is my question. If it is, please direct me. Tate was definitely the alpha male, Chase the unworthy. She just wasnt worldly enough for considering disguising herself differently twice, etc. People often die the way they live, so these are good theory. 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. I thought that was a foreshadowing. I read the book last year. Either Jumpin killed him or he knew who did; and the time line is quite clear in book! 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. She probably would have not killed a critter, except for food, but killing a human being did not seem a problem. Another part of the poem reads, 'The last step, a trap./ I have friend who is crazy to know because he is sure they were not of the period. The well never goes drynever freezes up or gives her any trouble. There, laid out carefully on cotton, was the shell necklace Chase had worn until the night he died. Agree. In short, Kya projected her father to Chase. Evil was not in play, just life pulsing on, even at the expense of some of the players. From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. So hes rarely mentioned again after hes gone, except to comment on his evil nature. 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. 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. Her large eyes nearly black, 192 Who else would do that but Chase? In my opinion, he wore it as a sort trophy. 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. It is revealed through a poem titled 'The Firefly' that Kya was in fact the one to kill Chase. I think Chase was looking for her & went to the fire tower looking for her & the tower, being unsafe, he accidentally fell to his death. I believe you mixed up the males. She went to the white school where she saw the other white girls at lunch. What happened to Pearl and all chases buddies who he bragged to about his Marsh Minx. Where the Crawdads Sing: Questions and Answers (Spoilers, Ending, Etc. 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