Did the letter tell pa and he went after her? She set it up for a night time meeting. These people knew her and loved her and likely understood that this was the only way she would ever get justice or not be murdered herself. Kya had a lot of reasons to dislike Chase. . He wasnt anything a man should be . 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. And whoever did the illustrations that Kya did (I assume it was not the actress, but an illustrator) did such a beautiful job! in the U.S. legal system, you have the 5th amendment right to remain silent (its the right against self-incrimination). :). However, what bugs me the most is how do we know for sure that their is still not a plot twist to the story? People often die the way they live, so these are good theory. I think she was imitating the female preying mantis, she was always talking about. I identify with the character a great deal. Also, I couldnt help reflect further on the contrast wiht Chase and Tate with the alfha male and sneaker fuckers data. As Pa would have it, Kya had to be taught a lesson. Chase would not let this go. She was angry about being abandoned by those whom she loved. No, hes dead. And there is a red hat found in Kyas place later. But to kill someone. Thats why she refused to say she murdered him. I just dont believe it. She did what nature would do when faced with a life or death fight she took out the predator. Why did Kya keep the necklace after she killed Chase? Does Kya ever show remorse? She could have been watching somewhere and ran over after confirming he was dead.. How did Kya lure Chase to the tower to kill him? They're like having in-class notes for every discussion!, This is absolutely THE best teacher resource I have ever purchased. The motel owner mentions that she didnt know how to use the phone which to me suggests she asked how to use it. Hi this is great! Whereas people used to make unfair assumptions about her because of her socioeconomic class, now they seem to have a certain kind of respect for her. 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. In 2018, biologist and author Delia Owens released "Where the Crawdads Sing," a murder mystery/romance interwoven with symbolism based on Owens' extensive knowledge of ecology and animal. ooo thanks for letting me know, Ill take a look to see whats up! Loved it. 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. Kya is highly intelligent and to move the plot forward needs to . Judging by this sentence, -Then he opened the small box, knowing what he would find. Was it under floorboards with the poetry? And in the privacy of the marsh, he could be soft. Loved the movie , I was so glad Chase died. The feathers, the shells, the gulls, the fireflies, the fog, even the smells came off the pages. First a question, Then an answer, Finally an end. 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. Also, she confessed to the murder in her poem and tate found the poem and the shell necklace. Tate had also abandoned Kya for several years, perhaps he could let her take the blame. "Marsh is not swamp. How would he know it was HIS red hat? Berta. Im hoping that someonemaybe the illustrator, or Delia Owens or Reese Witherspoon will see how nice it would be to actually publish those books! My students love how organized the handouts are and enjoy tracking the themes as a class.. (including. Obviously, legally it was definitely not justified. 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. just life pulsing on, even at the expense of some of the players. Given that Kya later uses this same tactic of seduction to kill Chase (who has become a threatening presence in her life), it becomes clear that Kya sees fireflies as examples of female predation and strength. Its not really stated how exactly she lures him to fire tower. But suddenly the female firefly reached up, grabbed him with her mouth, and ate him, chewing all six legs and both wings. 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. 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. Its exemplary! The survival instinct in the animal kingdom is not good nor evil Do they in fact exist? I identified with Kya as I was misunderstood and wrongly judged by people for a long time. 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. Hi! 4 1/2 stars She thought the insects knew how to deal with their mates. Chases mother is the one that pushed the necklace theory to the cops after all. And she becomes a best selling author? 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. Thought it was very well done. She as alone out there completely vulnerable and became hypervigilant about every sound. 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. I loved this book but was hoping for more answers or a detailed account of how she lured/killed him. They looked so beautiful! When I was a young girl growing up in south Georgia, my mother encouraged my girlfriends and mewhether we were exploring on foot or riding our horsesto venture as far into the oak forests as we could go. In the book wasnt Tate married to someone else when he returned to Kya? There was a white and black school is if she wasnt black, why did they put her in that school? Having been forced into the public eye during her trial, Kya retreats back into a life of relative isolation, never going to town again for the rest of her days. Yes, this is my question. Kya so cooly denied killing Chase and she so easily slipped into reciting Amanda Hamiltons poems, could Kya have had a split personality? What are the titles of all the books Kya (Catherine Danielle Clark) wrote throughout her lifetime? She saw that she did not want to, nor did she deserve to, live in fear because a predator decided to target her. There was a reference wear the kids call her a tall skinny blonde. Thats a very good theory. I loved the Marsh Girl from the beginning! She was virtually an innocent. In giftshops throughout the region. Excellent story by the way. Would be nice to hear about Tates perspective all the years he was gone and thought of Kya, or even visited from afar. I thought she & Tate tossed it back & forth in their boats & it ended up in Tates boat. I feel Kya killed because she had seen the abuse that her mother had endured. Simple minded does not mean stupid. It wasnt a moral choice, it was simply survival. And love itself passingTo whatever it was before it began. His truck wasnt there. 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. One by one, they walked out their life. (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 . They are both inaccurate and insulting, not to mention kind of (unintentionally, Im sure) racist. Yes! 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. Kyas alibi is that she was in Greenville, meeting with her publisher, on the day Chase was killed. 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. Certain lines in the poem reveal that Kya lured Chase to the tower where he then was pushed off and fell to his death. thats the only thing that makes sense. 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. Its confirmed by the detectives who send it to a lab that its an exact match (between the fibers on Chases jacket and from the hat in Kyas place). Summary and Review for Where the Crawdads Sing. I do not recommend this book or this author. Not Tate. Why was it all about his mother. I dont know if the book really got into why Kya wasnt put on the stand, but generally if a lawyer feels like someone is more likely to incriminate themselves or come off badly, then they wont testify. Why did Tate burn all her poems when he found them? No one seems to mention this, but wouldnt Tate have known that Kya killed Chase, because he knew he had only recently given her the cap before the murder? Three thoughts, after reading through all the posts and having only read the book (I have not seen the movie):: Why did no one ever consider whether Kyas boat left its mooring at the town dock that night when Chase was killedthat was never part of the investigation, yet would have been key to her guilt/innocence. In short, Kya projected her father to Chase. The book does not explicitly state Kyas reasons for keeping the shell necklace. Good question. En dit in alle eenzaamheid. 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. So the fibers were actually the smoking gun. The engagement notice in the paper caused the break up of Kya and Chase. 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. There is one poem about murdering Chase, and with it is Chases missing shell necklace, tying her to his murder. Also, the insects was a rationalization. How did Chase get to the tower before his death? Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs. "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." Where did Kya get the wig she wore as a disguise on the bus? When i read rhe book, I understood why. 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. On top of all that, she plots, and gets away with murder? So, she just wants to take back her freedom and power in her own home, not having to hide and flee, not to live a miserable life as her mother. See the archives. She was always offering her dresses, shoes etc. 353-354) This was just mentioned and then dropped without any further explanation? 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. Oh well! 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. was unable to carry out her plan to plant the shell neckless on Tate. Kya is not black or Native American. Chase was a narcissist. I cant figure out when Jodie showed up to the trail. Ie. Delia Owens. How did Kya get Chase to the fire tower that night? It unknown what city Barkley Cove was based on. Why is poetry important to her? How do Kya And Chase know to meet at the Fire Tower when he was killed? 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). Tate must have known she murdered Chase as she had the red hat he had thrown into her boat just a month before. Her large eyes nearly black, 192 Struggling with distance learning? I understood the one about The Firefly, and Broken Gull of Brandon Beach, but failed to get a handle on some of the others. So, that means there was a 50 minute window for Kya to get from the bus station to the fire tower, kill Chase and return. A psychologist once told me that when an evil family member dies, people in the family rarely if ever mention that persons name ever again. You can read the poem here: The Firefly Poem Where The Crawdads Sing. I only saw the movie perhaps the book had these answers? This ultimately enables her to avoid feeling helpless against the possibility that Chase might come and try to rape her for a second time. And, even more so with your answers. The way the content is organized. They're like having in-class notes for every discussion!, This is absolutely THE best teacher resource I have ever purchased. Why was she unable to get pregnant with Tate? later on, the cat is found on the chair in the courtroom, im having some trouble seeing the big picture of the cats meaning. She is nicknamed the Marsh Girl because she lives in the nearby swampy marshes on the outskirts of town. I just saw the movie, and my mom and I are discussing the covering of the traces. Kaya could have went to the Fire Tower once back in town and found it. Being isolated was one thing; living in fear, quite another.). Loved the book. Kya knew judgment had no place here. If no..why not? Teach your students to analyze literature like LitCharts does. Kya didnt want to call him and tell him. Obviously, Kya did take the bus back to Barkley Cove, murdered Chase and then returned to Greenville. One thing I observed in the character, Kya, was her lack of tan lines! The only thing tying her to the scene was the fibres from Tates red hat, that he gave her only recently. I saw someone comment about the possibility of a mental breakdown and split personalities. They can describe the incident IN DETAIL, even years after it has happened. Biology sees right and wrong as the same color in different light. The shell was meaningful when she gave it to Chase. Where the Crawdads Sing: Questions and Answers (Spoilers, Ending, Etc. Fireflies Symbol Analysis. Why did Kya and Tate not have children? What was it used for? Interesting thoughts, but I see it differently. 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. Biology sees right and wrong as the same color in different light.. Her poem 'The Firefly' reveals the truth about Chase's death. Theres a short/quick version and a longer, more detailed version. So I sympathize with Kya, and I think even though I was not abandoned as a child, I have felt abandoned in my life, and identify with her feelings and fears of living her entire life alone and unloved. For this reason, Kya finds herself capable of finally coming to terms with her mothers departure, bidding her farewell once and for all because she realizes that she has done just fine without Ma. How did Kya know Chase would be at the tower? Observing this, females mate more often with these alpha males (Chase). thank you so much for your thoughts! The poem is titled 'The Firefly'. No mention is made of his fancy ski being seen that night or mussing. He loved her like is own daughter and he said he deserved to die for what he did. 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. Carolins wild creatures (the valentines and mantis) taught her that killing is not really a sin, but a natural instinct to survive. I am confused about one thing. Some like that can you tell me exactly what she says or writes ?? Thats all the book says. He could have been anywhere. Not too soon after, the townspeople suspect who they call . I thought it said her art and writings had been donated to UNC Chapel Hill NC Whats with that? I just finished the book and I thought I got the idea that it was Tate who killed Chase and Kya knew this all along I also based it on that one time Jodie told Kya back when Tate was only 7 or 8 and how he protected Kya against her Pa by screaming at him. Meaning she didnt kill because she was scared, she killed him because she was hurt. From the book: I work in the dental field, it is extremely likely that someone with a natural diet who eats very little sugar wouldnt have cavities. 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. Instead, she passes away at 64 while shes out in a boat collecting stuff (her heart had quietly stopped). 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. I think like the reply on the comment above, it was a trophy for him. Please excuse all the grammar errors, typos, misspelling, and run-on sentences. Instead, Tate realizes that Kya has had the necklace all along. How could a 10 year old girl survive by herself in the marshes where she lived? From my perspective, she didnt name the stakes Chase did when he attacked her physically and went on to trash her home. They will produce a series of pulse trains that is believed to signal an individuals presence to other crayfish. I thought Tate found the Poems and shell necklace under a loose floor board, in the book? I cant shake off the feeling that theres part of him, deeply buried, that genuinely cared for Kya and was touched by the gift. I think Kyas murder of Chase IS JUSTIFIED, because, at least in the movie, he rapes her. that get asked pretty frequently about this book, so I thought Id just answer them here. I thought jumping might have committed the murder. The sheriffs just couldnt find the necklace. Our, "Sooo much more helpful thanSparkNotes. In the scene where she meets with her publisher in Greenville, she comments about the praying mantis eating its mate, but says something to the effect that nature isnt evil it just does what it has to to survive. 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. Why? Where the Crawdads Sing: . Then tried to assault her again and she pushed him in self defense and he fell accidentally. Kya knows this is the law of nature. I think she called him and asked him to meet her at the fire tower. Especially since driving to Raleigh makes more sense? The village grows into a city, but Tate and Kya never visit either way. She looks shocked and amazed. But where did Kya get a gray curly wig? Which is also why she took the necklace back. I think Delia is reliving her relationship with her own Mom through the title. 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.