From my perspective, she didnt name the stakes Chase did when he attacked her physically and went on to trash her home. So, the answer is, we dont know how Kya ends up with the red hat. just life pulsing on, even at the expense of some of the players. It was well known, and Chasess mother testified on the witness stand attesting to the fact, that Chase always wore the shell, he never took it off. Was surprised the wifes testimony wasnt in the book, was my primary suspect but loved the twist. Another flaw I see is when Jumpin tells Kya that Chase is dead, he reveals to her that he was missing the shell necklace. We all are still talking about it. How did Kya get Chase to the fire tower that night? How is that possible? 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. This section contains 565 words. Also, commenter Si Aspen adds: On pg 222, there is a conversation between Kya and Jumpin. How do we not know that Chase went looking for Kya one evening (she was gone visiting her publisher for the first time), and his wife followed Chase out to the Marsh? According to this aquarium, Crawdads (also known as Crayfish) make produce sounds through their scaphognathite, which is a thin appendage that draws water through the gill cavity. Chase. No, Where the Crawdads Sing is a work of fiction. It was a young white man, approximately 5 10, kept his head down. The novel received critical acclaim and was a New York Times bestseller. A final touch,Unfinished;The last step, a trap.Down, down he falls,His eyes still holding mine Until they see another world. I loved the book! It was published by Putnam in August 2018. Pretty far fetched. When i read rhe book, I understood why. Did the lawyer know Kya was guilty before the trial?/after the trial?/ not at all! Would be nice to hear about Tates perspective all the years he was gone and thought of Kya, or even visited from afar. Im still curious why Chase wore the necklace. The females got what they wantedfirst a mate, then a mealjust by changing their signals. Great movie. How did Chase get to the tower before his death? in the U.S. legal system, you have the 5th amendment right to remain silent (its the right against self-incrimination). Falcons and many other beings as well. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts. Geese mate for life. And why would she leave the hat out in the open when she was so careful to cover her tracks in every other way? There are a number of questions (about the ending, explanations, other spoilers, etc.) Crawdads make a strange sound when in the water to alert other crawdads of a predator nearby. 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. From the book: What are the names of the James Wright and Galway Kinnell poems that are quoted in Chapter 17? They start a life together and turn the shack that Kya lives in into a nice cottage. Berta. in general, defendants in criminal cases dont testify unless their lawyer feels they absolutely must for some reason. She probably would have not killed a critter, except for food, but killing a human being did not seem a problem. Chases wife shocked at the murder she just commuted and furious that Kya a marsh girl had captivated her husband, she sets out to lay the necklace on Kyas front porch as a means of Chases final good buy to Kya and to possibly frame her. How did kya lure chase to the fire tower in the middle of the night to kill him? I will always love this book. I dont know and the novel and movie do not make it clear. 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). Her plan called for Tate to be a suspect also, likely even to be the foremost suspect. However, what bugs me the most is how do we know for sure that their is still not a plot twist to the story? There was nothing premeditated in her at all. She had no vaccines, but little enough interactions with other humans that she could have avoided contracting illnesses or diseases. Where the Crawdads Sing: . A possible explanation for why Kya took the shell from Chases dead body: in order to use it to frame Tate. What race is the character of Kya, on pg 222, there is a conversation between Kya and Jumpin. Did she think she was pregnant? Reading through the comments I noticed that no one has questioned a mental breakdown as a possibility for Kya and murdering Chase Andrews. The murder was covered when the boys found the body and when she came home, the town was already talking about the murder. I too think that Chase cared for Kya in his own twisted way. Or when she is older and on trial, why do none of them but her brother check on her? There are little hints and descriptions about her throughout the book: The motel owner mentions that she didnt know how to use the phone which to me suggests she asked how to use it. I dont understand that meaning of She saw that she did not want to, nor did she deserve to, live in fear because a predator decided to target her. Im hoping that someonemaybe the illustrator, or Delia Owens or Reese Witherspoon will see how nice it would be to actually publish those books! Im pretty certain he did not win the lottery, go to college, and move to New York. I really liked this novel, but I really had to suspend judgement and give the author a lot of leeway. He could have been anywhere. How did Kya lure Chase to the tower to kill him? LitCharts Teacher Editions. If he was alive, even if he was gone for a week or more on a drunk he would have come home at last. Where the crawdads sing, the copperheads make dandy pets, and shoes are for drylanders. Later on Tate gives Kya the red hat after asking if shes cold, thats how she gains possession of the red hat. But who taught her? Marsh is a space of light, where grass grows in water, and water flows into the sky. The Firefly poem gives Tate the first clue that Kya might have actually been responsible for Chase's death. WONDERFUL Post.thanks for share..more wait .. . I didnt get that. 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. Very probably she used the phone in the city at the hotel to call him to meet her there. Very interesting anylisis. they tried to have children but couldnt conceive. 1. All the evidence was circumstantial. I wanted to say that I think another reason the ski cap was such a big deal was to make the reader think that maybe Tate could have killed chase. They never show the red hat in court, so Tate had no way of knowing it was his own hat. 3. She concealed the bruises as her Mother did. Why did Kya keep the necklace after she killed Chase? later in the novel, at the end of the novel, her poem, about fireflies, makes it clear that she lured him there. I think Delia is reliving her relationship with her own Mom through the title. Easy to understand & very helpful. I think Kya didnt want to take the stand because she killed him . I think its not about revenge here. No one from the town was going to believe her or protect her. All the while she doesnt know that Tate has fought Chase. She just wasnt worldly enough for considering disguising herself differently twice, etc. Kya knew judgment had no place here. I would really like to understand the meaning of some of the poems in the book. Folks hear n see almost everything. Ky probably took the hat in the end. But earlier in the book its made clear that Chases mother doesnt go to the police until 8 days after they find his body and tell them about the missing necklace? 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? Hi! Well, sort of. Instead, Tate realizes that Kya has had the necklace all along. It is revealed through a poem titled 'The Firefly' that Kya was in fact the one to kill Chase. Who is the family who comes to visit in the old red truck? Thats my theory. I feel Kya killed because she had seen the abuse that her mother had endured. 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? What is it that Kya wrote .. something like .. something bad or evil must die so that the good survives. From Mas book maybe..it had pictures of birds with their names and the rest facts..she had good observational skills. From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. The presence of the shell on a rawhide necklace ends up in her subfloor is a question I dont see answered. Why did her family walk out of her life? Evil was not in play, just life pulsing on, even at the expense of some of the players. She never expressed vanity before. . thats the only thing that makes sense. Kya took possession of the shell. Hello- love your explanations. 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! 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. Tate has The Marsh Girl inscribed on her headstone. 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. I think that both Tate and Jumpin did it together. The book covers and Kyas illustrations throughout the movie were stunning. The night her mum sends a letter he gets drunk and abusive again so did Kya go into survival mode again? Im sure thats something she just didnt know about and did not think of at the time. Tate was definitely the alpha male, Chase the unworthy. 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. From the book: Well, we better hide way out there where the crawdads sing. "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." I was leaning toward Jumpin as the murderer. How could a 10 year old girl survive by herself in the marshes where she lived? She came home and heard about the murder and Realized it was Tate and being an expert in the swamp covered up the footprints in the marsh and wore the fibers to clean it up to protect Tate. They will produce a series of pulse trains that is believed to signal an individuals presence to other crayfish. But where did Kya get a gray curly wig? 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 also had this issue of loved ones leaving so I would always forgive Kya. Love must be free to wander, To land upon its chosen shore Surely Mr Jumpin warned Tate of Chase possibly hurting Kya. I just dont believe it. There is one poem about murdering Chase, and with it is Chases missing shell necklace, tying her to his murder. I think Chase wanted to keep Kya as his mistress in the marsh and married Pearl Alwayswearspearls because Pearl was the kind of girl his parents expected him to marry. Was he realizing she was guilty after all? Her tracks are then covered by the tide theory. Tate seems appalled to find out the truth at the end. I thought Kya went to the black school for the limited day that she attended. I cant imagine how kya could find disguises and lure Chase on her own. 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