Also at trial, Chase's mother spoke of a shell necklace Chase would wear around his neck every day. And where was the shell necklace that Kya gave him? However, it is eventually revealed that Kya is responsible for the death of Chase. Here's what you'll find in our full Where the Crawdads Sing summary : Carrie has been reading and writing for as long as she can remember, and has always been open to reading anything put in front of her. All along You thought The fiery current Of your lovers breast Pulled you to the deep. 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. He made sure no one was outside before he reached for the smaller box. Full Title: Where the Crawdads Sing. Literary Period: Contemporary. Too seldom the reason For going. But there was a young white man, tall and thin, wearing a big blue cap. Even being engaged to someone in town, he was still expecting a relationship with her. The female firefly 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. She especially loves literary fiction, historical fiction, and social, cultural, and historical nonfiction that gets into the weeds of daily life. The book concludes with a poem by Amanda Hamilton aka Kya, called The Firefly, which draws on the symbolism Kya finds in how female fireflies attract male mates through false signals only to lure them to their deaths. A.H. According to this mindset, living things must do whatever it takes to survive, even if this sometimes requires acting mercilessly. As Kya watched, some females signed dot, dot, dot, dash, flying a zigzag dance, while others flashed dash, dash, dot in a different dance pattern. Kya tries not to be bothered by him, but then he tries to rape her. He didnt need to open it to know it held Chases shell necklace. In the absence of a proper father, Kya turned to Jumpin as a child, adolescent, and young adult. Complete your free account to access notes and highlights. The way the content is organized, LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in. Unbeknownst to anyone else, Mrs. Singletary had slyly given Kya extra change all those years, taking the money from her own paycheck to cover the difference.
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