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* TearsOfJoy: Kya cries as she [[spoiler:feeds the gulls for the first time in two months after being released from jail.]]
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* TearsOfJoy: Kya cries as she [[spoiler:feeds the gulls for the first time in two months after being released from jail.]]
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* SingleTear: Mrs. Culpepper, the truant officer, sheds one when [[spoiler:Kya is found innocent]].
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* AbsenceOfEvidence: The first thing Jackson notices about the scene of Chase's death is that there are no footprints in the much near him or the water tower, leading him to think they were destroyed.
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In TheFifties, Kya Clark is a young girl living in a shack in the marsh near the small town of Barkley Cove, North Carolina. As her family abandons her one by one, she learns to survive on her own. As a teenager, she falls in love with Tate Walker, a boy a few years older than herself, who teaches her to read. In 1969, Chase Andrews, the son of the wealthiest family in town, is found dead by the water tower, and Sheriff Ed Jackson suspects murder. The prime suspect is Kya, aka "Marsh Girl," who is now a young woman.
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In TheFifties, Kya Clark is a young girl living in a shack in the marsh near the small town of Barkley Cove, North Carolina. As her family abandons her one by one, she learns to survive on her own. As a teenager, she falls in love with Tate Walker, a boy a few years older than herself, who teaches her to read. In On October 30, 1969, Chase Andrews, the son of the wealthiest family in town, is found dead by the water tower, and Sheriff Ed Jackson suspects murder. The prime suspect is Kya, aka "Marsh Girl," who is now a young woman.
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* CutHimselfShaving: Kya tells Tate that her bruise [[spoiler:from being punched by Chase]] is from running into a door in the middle of the night.
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** She tells her lawyer, Tom Milton, that the scratches she made on her arm are from mosquito bites.
** Kya tells Tate that her bruise [[spoiler:from being punched by Chase]] is from running into a door in the middle of the
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* CutHimselfShaving: Kya tells Tate that her bruise [[spoiler:from being punched by Chase]] is from running into a door in the middle of the night.
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In TheFifties, Kya Clark is a young girl living in a shack in the marsh near the small town of Barkley Cove, North Carolina. As her family abandons her one by one, she learns to survive on her own. As a teenager, she falls in love with Tate Walker, a boy a few years older than herself, who teaches her to read. In 1969, Chase Andrews, the son of the wealthiest family in town, is found dead by the water tower, and Sheriff Ed Jackson suspects murder. Locals speculate that the killer The prime suspect is Kya, aka "Marsh Girl," who is now a young woman.
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* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler:Two months before Chase's death, he comes back to Kya's cabin to persuade her to be TheMistress. When Kya refuses, he punches her in the face and tries to rape her. She escapes with a GroinAttack. Two fishermen witness her beating him, screaming death threats, and then fleeing in her boat, and testify about it at the trial.]]
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* SelfHarm: In the county jail, Kya plucks her hair and scratches her arms hard enough to leave marks.
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* MirandaRights: Deputy Joe Purdue Mirandizes Kya as he arrests her for Chase's murder. She tunes out after "You have the right to remain silent..."
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* WhoMurderedTheAsshole: Even though Chase was married, he was extremely promiscuous with both single and married women. Deputy Joe Purdue wonders if he was killed by one of the many husbands he cuckolded.
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* WhoMurderedTheAsshole: Even though Chase was married, he was extremely promiscuous with both single and married women. Deputy Joe Purdue wonders if he was killed by one of the many husbands he cuckolded.
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* SelfMadeWoman: After Tate teaches Kya to read, she becomes a voracious reader of biology textbooks, not caring that they're too advanced for her. Her reading combined with her careful observation of the environment makes her more educated than most of the townspeople by her early twenties, even though most of them see her as a dumb feral woman. [[spoiler:On Tate's advice, she submits her work to a publisher, which compiles it into the most detailed guidebook of East Coast marsh wildlife that currently exists. The royalty checks allow her to live comfortably and pay off back taxes so the land won't be developed.]]
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* SelfMadeWoman: After Tate teaches Kya to read, she becomes a voracious reader of biology textbooks, not caring that they're too advanced for her. Her reading combined with her careful observation of the environment marsh wildlife makes her more educated than most of the townspeople by her early twenties, even though most of them see her as a dumb feral woman. [[spoiler:On Tate's advice, she submits her work to a publisher, which compiles it into the most detailed guidebook guidebooks of East Coast marsh wildlife shells and seabirds that currently exists.exist. The royalty checks allow her to live comfortably and pay off back taxes so the land won't be developed.]]
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* SelfMadeWoman: After Tate teaches Kya to read, she becomes a voracious reader of biology textbooks, not caring that they're too advanced for her. Her reading combined with her careful observation of the environment makes her more educated than most of the townspeople by her early twenties, even though most of them see her as a dumb feral woman. [[spoiler:On Tate's advice, she submits her work to a publisher, which compiles it into the most detailed guidebook of East Coast marsh wildlife that currently exists. The royalty checks allow her to live comfortably and pay off back taxes so the land won't be developed.]]
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* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:Kya has hers with Chase in a cheap motel during a road trip to Asheville.]] She finds the experience to be painful and unpleasant, even though she genuinely wanted it.
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* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:Kya has hers with Chase in a cheap motel during a road trip to Asheville. She finds the experience to be painful and unpleasant, even though she genuinely wanted it.]]
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* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:Kya has hers with Chase in a cheap motel during a road trip to Asheville. ]] She finds the experience to be painful and unpleasant, even though she genuinely wanted it.]]
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* LetsWaitAwhile: Tate refuses to have sex with Kya because he's legal and she isn't, and because he's afraid moving too quickly will damage her. [[spoiler:Later, Kya delays sex with Chase Andrews for a long time, because she'd feel cheap if she had sex too soon after getting to know him.]]
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* IfICantHaveYou: Chase's mother, Patti Love, thinks Kya killed Chase because she was jealous of his wife Pearl.
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* MinorLivingAlone: Without Pa's disability checks to support her, Kya gathers mussels and catches fish and sells them to Jumpin', who runs the gas station. She uses the money to buy food and kerosene, and mostly wears hand-me-downs from her vanished siblings. She pretends Pa still lives with her so the authorities won't take her away.
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In TheFifties, Kya Clark is a young girl living in a shack in the marsh near the small town of Barkley Cove, North Carolina. As her family abandons her one by one, she learns to survive on her own. As a teenager, she befriends falls in love with Tate Walker, a boy a few years older than herself, who teaches her to read. In 1969, Chase Andrews, the son of the wealthiest family in town, is found dead by the water tower, and Sheriff Ed Jackson suspects murder. Locals speculate that the killer is Kya, aka "Marsh Girl," who is now a young woman.
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* SleepyDepressive: After [[spoiler:Tate stops seeing her]], Kya doesn't get out of bed for three days.
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* MomentOfWeakness: While Pa was fighting in France, his sergeant was shot and fell twenty feet from the foxhole. Everyone scrambled to rescue him except Pa, who was too scared to move. Then a mortar exploded outside the hole, shattering his left femur. It was assumed that he was hit while trying to rescue the sergeant, and was awarded a medal and a medical discharge. Only he knew the truth. Full of shame, Pa descended into alcoholism and gave up on providing a better life for his family.
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* HoneyTrap: Kya watches female fireflies flash their mating signal. One of them suddenly switches to the signal of another species; when a male of that species flies over to mate with her, she grabs and eats him.
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* WhoMurderedTheAsshole: Even though Chase was married, he was extremely promiscuous with both single and married women. Deputy Joe Purdue wonders if he was killed by one of the many husbands he cuckolded.
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname:
** Kya's real name is Catherine, but she goes by a childhood mispronunciation.
** After her siblings leave, she can only remember their nicknames. As a teenager, she learns their real names from the family Bible: Missy is Mary Helen, Murph is [[MiddleNameBasis Napier Murphy]], Mandy is Amanda Margaret, and Jodie is Jeremy Andrew.
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** After her siblings leave, she can only remember their nicknames. As a teenager, she learns their real names from the family Bible: Missy is Mary Helen, Murph is [[MiddleNameBasis Napier Murphy]], Mandy is Amanda Margaret, and Jodie is Jeremy Andrew.
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* DomesticAbuse: Pa used to get drunk and beat Ma and all the kids. After everyone else leaves, Kya learns how to stay out of his way so he won't beat her.
* DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff: Kya remembers Pa whipping her with a belt for trying to stop him from beating Ma.
* DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff: Kya remembers Pa whipping her with a belt for trying to stop him from beating Ma.
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* EatingLunchAlone: During her first and only day of school, Kya sits at an empty table to eat lunch.
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* NeverLearnedToRead: Kya attends exactly one day of school when she's seven. As a result, up until Tate starts giving her lessons, she can't read any words except her name.
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In TheFifties, Kya Clark is a young girl living in a shack in the marsh near the small town of Barkley Cove, North Carolina. As her family abandons her one by one, she learns to survive on her own. As a teenager, she befriends Tate Walker, a boy a few years older than herself, who teaches her to read. In 1969, Chase Andrews, the son of the wealthiest family in town, is found dead by the water tower, and Sheriff Ed Jackson suspects murder. Locals speculate that the killer is Kya, aka "Marsh Girl," who is now a young woman.
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In TheFifties, Kya Clark is a young girl living in a shack in the marsh near the small town of Barkley Cove, North Carolina. As her family abandons her one by one, she learns to survive on her own. In 1969, Chase Andrews, the son of the wealthiest family in town, is found dead by the water tower, and Sheriff Ed Jackson suspects murder. Locals speculate that the killer is Kya, aka "Marsh Girl," who is now a young woman.
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* BreakUpBonfire: After everyone except Kya and Pa leaves, Pa throws Ma's books, paintings, dresses, and radio into a bonfire. Kya rushes to stop him and manages to save some of her things.
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''Where the Crawdads Sing'' is a 2018 novel by Delia Owens.
In TheFifties, Kya Clark is a young girl living in the marsh near the small town of Barkley Cove, North Carolina. As her family abandons her one by one, she learns to survive on her own. In 1969, Chase Andrews, the son of the wealthiest family in town, is found dead by the water tower, and Sheriff Ed Jackson suspects murder. Locals speculate that the killer is Kya, aka "Marsh Girl," who is now a young woman.
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!!''Where the Crawdads Sing'' contains examples of:
* AgonyOfTheFeet: Seven-year-old Kya jumps out of her brothers' tree house and lands on a rusty nail sticking out of a plank. She's heard of lockjaw but doesn't know where she could get a shot, so instead she soaks her foot in saltwater and mud for a few days while exercising her jaw, and is lucky enough not to get sick.
* ClothingConcealedInjury: The day Ma leaves, she ties a white scarf across her forehead, but the edges of a bruise are still visible.
* DiesWideOpen: Chase is found with his eyes and mouth open.
* ParentalAbandonment: Kya's mom leaves when she's six, followed by her teenage siblings. For the next few years, her pa is distant and neglectful, sometimes leaving for days at a time, and he abandons her for good when she's ten.
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In TheFifties, Kya Clark is a young girl living in the marsh near the small town of Barkley Cove, North Carolina. As her family abandons her one by one, she learns to survive on her own. In 1969, Chase Andrews, the son of the wealthiest family in town, is found dead by the water tower, and Sheriff Ed Jackson suspects murder. Locals speculate that the killer is Kya, aka "Marsh Girl," who is now a young woman.
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!!''Where the Crawdads Sing'' contains examples of:
* AgonyOfTheFeet: Seven-year-old Kya jumps out of her brothers' tree house and lands on a rusty nail sticking out of a plank. She's heard of lockjaw but doesn't know where she could get a shot, so instead she soaks her foot in saltwater and mud for a few days while exercising her jaw, and is lucky enough not to get sick.
* ClothingConcealedInjury: The day Ma leaves, she ties a white scarf across her forehead, but the edges of a bruise are still visible.
* DiesWideOpen: Chase is found with his eyes and mouth open.
* ParentalAbandonment: Kya's mom leaves when she's six, followed by her teenage siblings. For the next few years, her pa is distant and neglectful, sometimes leaving for days at a time, and he abandons her for good when she's ten.
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