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“My Reflections of “Where the Crawdads Sing”
“Where the Crawdads Sing” written by Delia Owens is an emotional, unfeigned story of a six-year-old girl whose family deserted her to survive on her own. Kya was the youngest of five siblings who lived in a tiny shack built on a marsh.
The story takes place on the North Carolina coast, which safeguards the marsh. Delia Owens taps into the lives and language of the marsh folks. Her description of the marsh is poetic and depicts the beauty of nature. The marsh was Kya’s safe place. The birds and small animals were her only friends.
Owens skillfully intertwines a murder of a teenage boy found in the swamp with the life of the abandoned girl, Kya, who lived there.
Owens’ writing of “Where the Crawdads Sing” was deeply felt and heartwarming. The adults’ mistreatment of this six-year-old girl will tear your heart out.
After reading “Where the Crawdads Sing” I watched the movie. I felt the movie was void of Delia Owens’ poetic sentiment. The book followed a chronological order as well as a down to earth approach that the movie lacked. I loved how Owens described Kya’s feelings in the book for the animals and her fondness for the marsh.
Six-year-old Kya was standing on a stool at the sink, scrubbing the “stuck on” grits from a dented aluminum pan. The screen door slammed…
