Your email address will not be published. They looked so beautiful! Page 207 But now I cant recall why and the summary doesnt explain it. Struggling with distance learning? Why wasnt Pearl mentioned in the book or movie right after Chases death? 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). I do not recommend this book or this author. How in the world would she demise shut a plan. I didnt get that. Even face jail or the death penalty. Thats why she refused to say she murdered him. All the same, though, her acceptance of romance doesnt change her overall outlook on life, which prioritizes survival over all elsea somewhat sinister fact, given that she seemingly no longer has any reason to think in such ruthless terms. Kya realizes how unique and rare and special she is, so in reclaiming it, she reclaims herself. Tate sat in court every day, and said nothing when the red hat was brought up. It was published by Putnam in August 2018. Tate never sees it. 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. 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? There is no way she would have had enough knowledge of the real world for her to make such an elaborate plan. His truck wasnt there. After a long while, Chase came back and endangered her. What dya mean, where the crawdads sing? It might explain why she seemed to not have any recollection of chases murder and wrote about it in her alter ego and the disguises of the people on the bus during the night. Did Kya take to the stand during her trial and if not why not. I think it is one of the best murder mysteries I have read. The original text plus a side-by-side modern translation of. He had a bad heart, maybe a heart attack. Tate was definitely the alpha male, Chase the unworthy. The meaning of the title Where the Crawdads Sing comes from Delia Owenss childhood experiences (something her mother used to say). Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs. to go out and KILL Kya. Obviously, legally it was definitely not justified. The 2 shrimpers testified that Kya came out of the woods yelling that if Chase touched her again, shed kill him. Also, the insects was a rationalization. Oh well! 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. Thanks for your post and answers, very helpful!! Hi this is great! Why wasnt Kya put on the stand to be questioned by the lawyers? i get what happened and why with all he hints throughout about Kyas thought on Nature and lovers etc. 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 knew judgment had no place here. Where the Crawdads Sing is set in the fictional coastal fishing town of Barkley Cove in eastern North Carolina. By Pulitzer Prize-winning poet James Wright, who taught in Minnesota at the University of Minnesota and Maclester College. Even more awful movie. As one of the commenters below (thanks Lindsay!) Or when she is older and on trial, why do none of them but her brother check on her? How did kya lure chase to the fire tower in the middle of the night to kill him? With so little time to do all that, how did she know that Chase would be at the Tower? Does Kya ever verbally say she did not kill Chase in either the book or movie? Petit fours, blackberry jam, Sugar Daddy (candy), caramel cake. Three days later. I do not believe Kya killed Chase. She lured him to the tower and then she left the grate over the last stair open so he could fall through. He loved her like is own daughter and he said he deserved to die for what he did. 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. She could have climbed the Tower and Chase could have been no upset and accidentally fell down the grate and when his mom reached out to grab him all the grabbed was the necklace. 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 find it interesting that Kyas family had abandoned her, so she longed for family, then she was not able to create a family of her own, outside of Tate. 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? The full text of The Firefly is below. How old was kya when she was arrested for murder? I have finally gone through the book and found all mentions of the red hat and red fibers so everyone can have a definitive answer instead of having to individually e-mail me. Thanks. She was angry about being abandoned by those whom she loved. 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. Not too soon after, the townspeople suspect who they call . Also was the publisher of her books the same one who published her poems.? How clever of her to take it back and hide its existence. How she did it? The Firefly poem gives Tate the first clue that Kya might have actually been responsible for Chase's death. I just finished reading and Im pretty sure it says that they held up the plastic bags up in court. 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. She would not have know Kya was out of town. Loved the movie. i would imagine it has something to do with her fear of abandonment, as she asks the cat please dont leave when it enters her cell. I think she had a mental breakdown over the years and developed split personalities. Hence the whole story and the plot while living in the swamp. What was the dollar amount of the check Kya received from her publisher for her first book? Discovering Amanda Hamilton, Poet in Where the Crawdads Sing. Anyone elses interpretation of what that scene was meant to convey? When did that happen, when and how did he find out about her getting arrested and her trial? 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. Just finished the book. 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. Required fields are marked *. 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. 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 killed Chase because it was what she felt like it was right, her moral compass shaped by the nature. She never expressed vanity before. Was it under floorboards with the poetry? How did she get it off his body without leaving footprints? Where the Crawdads Sing: Questions and Answers (Spoilers, Ending, Etc. It was hanging on a hook in Kyas kitchen. She was always offering her dresses, shoes etc. 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. Where the Crawdads Sing is a 2022 American mystery thriller romantic drama film based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Delia Owens. Would be nice to hear about Tates perspective all the years he was gone and thought of Kya, or even visited from afar. Dangerous predators must be killed or you will die. 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! Thats all the book says. Interesting thoughts, but I see it differently. And love itself passingTo whatever it was before it began. Why seems he would have done it himself. 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). 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. Please excuse all the grammar errors, typos, misspelling, and run-on sentences. He was not arrested. Berta. And, even more so with your answers. 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. . "His dad had told him many times that the definition of a real man is one who cries without shame, reads poetry with his heart, feels opera in his soul, and does what's necessary to defend a woman." Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing 689 likes Like "Autumn leaves don't fall, they fly. So the fibers were actually the smoking gun. It states, In another time and place, an old black man and a young white woman might have hugged. But I believe she had helpno, no one else was on the tower but Kya and Chase, but she had help with the logistics of the whole thingvery probably from Jumpin, and perhaps her brother, who was in the military. (The last step, a trap. So, in the end, the hat doesnt really prove anything. thank you so much for your thoughts! 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. Hi Jennifer Marie Lin, But the pen name is the baffling part. Judging by this sentence, -Then he opened the small box, knowing what he would find. Why did Tate burn all her poems when he found them? Kya had intended to frame Tate for the murder. Did tate still love kya even after finding out that she killed chase andrew. I have thoroughly enjoyed the book and will certainly endeavour to read others. The police didnt look for it until after Patty Love came in the office and asked about it. LitCharts Teacher Editions. But not there, not then.. I dont think Chase was indifferent about Kya. The survival instinct in the animal kingdom is not good nor evil Well, sort of. Kya is brilliant but simple-not knowing the ways of the world. I never saw that coming. What is it that Kya wrote .. something like .. something bad or evil must die so that the good survives. Easy to understand & very helpful. 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. Simple minded does not mean stupid. A final touch,Unfinished;The last step, a trap.Down, down he falls,His eyes still holding mine Until they see another world. 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.. That evening, she watches, Looking at Kyas poems, Tate finds one called , Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs. 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). I really enjoyed this book too, and appreciate your thoughts on it! His wife ends up pushing her husband Chase off the tower that night. The book doesnt explain what happened to Kyas father. As far as her not showing remorse for killing Chase, after Chase bruised her face and and tried to assault her, she went to the reading house, she watched and thought about insects killing their mates. The motel owner mentions that she didnt know how to use the phone which to me suggests she asked how to use it. Loved it. Boat there? WONDERFUL Post.thanks for share..more wait .. . Thank you! One detail did not work out as planned. A poem titled "The Firefly" reveals that Kya murdered Chase . Instead, Tate realizes that Kya has had the necklace all along. He would have known them she killed him. 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.
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