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Have you seen the 2022 film Where the Crawdads Sing<\/em>? How does the film differ from the book it\u2019s based on?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, Delia Owens released her debut novel Where the Crawdads Sing<\/em>, which is about a young girl named Kya who grows up in the marsh of North Carolina<\/a> and is caught in a murder investigation. In 2022, a film adaptation starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and produced by Reese Witherspoon was released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the key differences between Delia Owens\u2019 book and the film adaptation below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Film Is Told Out of Chronological Order<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The book is told from a linear standpoint in two parts: \u201cThe Marsh\u201d and \u201cThe Swamp.\u201d The beginning of the novel depicts Kya\u2019s childhood in 1952 as her mother and older siblings all eventually leave due to their father\u2019s abusive nature. Kya is left alone with her father until he leaves too. She has to fend for herself in the marsh and eventually meets people who help her along the way. After she becomes more accustomed to life in the town, she\u2019s charged with the murder of her ex-boyfriend, Chase Andrews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film takes a non-linear approach to the story. Whereas in the book Kya doesn\u2019t get arrested until much later in the story, the film\u2019s opening scene is of Kya\u2019s arrest. From there, Kya narrates well-timed, but choppy flashbacks of her growing up in the marsh until her arrest. The only issue with this storytelling tool is that the film\u2019s tone and genre almost change completely. Opening the movie with Kya\u2019s arrest makes it more of a murder mystery film than the coming-of-age story the book was. The audience is trying to figure out if Kya is capable of murder the entire time instead of watching a young girl struggle to provide for herself. In addition, most of Kya\u2019s childhood is excluded from the film\u2014what makes up several chapters of the book is just 20 minutes of the movie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kya\u2019s First Period Is Cut Completely<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An important scene in the book is when Kya gets her first period, but doesn\u2019t realize what\u2019s happening. Given that Kya\u2019s mother abandoned her family (and her father is neglectful of Kya), nobody teaches her about her body and what a period is. When Kya gets her first period, she believes it\u2019s food poisoning or the runs and rests in her boat, thinking it will go away soon. Her first boyfriend, Tate, greets her on the boat and tells her she\u2019s having her period. She goes to Mabel, Kya\u2019s mother figure, who helps her understand puberty and her body. Mabel also gives Kya a bra and Tate gives Kya a biology textbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This scene is cut completely from the film. It makes sense to cut it for the sake of time, but it\u2019s also a small detail<\/a> that shows how essential education and good parenting are to children. The film still has this discussion by showing how embarrassed Kya is about being illiterate, but the book\u2019s inclusion of her first period makes her feel more comfortable with Tate and Mabel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chase\u2019s Engagement Reveal Is More Dramatic<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When Tate leaves for college, he promises he\u2019ll return to visit her. However, he never does. Kya is devastated but starts a romantic relationship with the former high school quarterback, Chase. Their relationship is unsatisfying and sometimes aggressive<\/a>, but Kya stays with him. Despite promising marriage, Chase doesn\u2019t introduce Kya to his parents or friends, presumably because he doesn\u2019t want to be seen with the \u201cMarsh Girl.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Tate returns, he warns Kya that Chase is seeing another woman but she brushes it off. Sure enough, she sees Chase and Pearl\u2019s engagement announcement in the newspaper. The film dramatizes this reveal to make it much more shocking. Kya runs into Chase, Pearl, and their friends at the grocery store. Pearl flashes off her ring to Kya, revealing that they\u2019re engaged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just like in the book, Chase confronts Kya at her home later and attempts to rape her until she hits him in the face with a rock. She yells at him that she\u2019s going to kill him, which is overheard by two men. The threat will be used as the primary evidence against her in the murder trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amanda Hamilton Doesn\u2019t Exist<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the book, Amanda Hamilton<\/a> is a renowned poet that Kya admires. However, no one knows anything about her. In fact, no one\u2019s ever seen<\/em> her before. But her poetry is a big part of Kya\u2019s life. In times of emotional distress, Kya would recite Amanda\u2019s poetry to soothe her. One instance is after discovering Chase\u2019s engagement with Pearl. Reciting Amanda\u2019s poetry helped calm Kya down. Amanda Hamilton is so important that her legacy provides insight into the twist ending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amanda Hamilton isn\u2019t mentioned at all in the movie. Poetry isn\u2019t even important to Kya or Tate. Kya is more interested in drawing wildlife and has no interest in creative writing. The absence of Amanda Hamilton underestimates the gravity of Tate\u2019s revelation in the end, and Kya never relies on Amanda\u2019s poetry for comfort when she is alone or disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ending\u2019s Twist Is Different<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After Kya\u2019s death at the end of the book, Tate finds a poem written by Amanda Hamilton underneath the floorboards. The poem is written in Kya\u2019s handwriting and is about female fireflies killing their mates. He also finds the shell necklace Chase wore before he was murdered. Tate reads this as Kya\u2019s murder confession<\/a>, putting together that Amanda Hamilton is<\/em> Kya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking Amanda Hamilton out of the equation, the movie\u2019s twist ending is revealed in a slightly different way. Kya still dies in the end, and Tate does go searching the floorboards, but he only finds Chase\u2019s shell necklace. Instead of the poem, he finds a drawing of himself, Kya, and Chase. It\u2019s more in line with the film Kya\u2019s fascination with art rather than writing in the movie. But just like in the book, Tate vows to keep Kya\u2019s secret and gets rid of the shell necklace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do These Changes Matter?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Despite these changes, the Where the Crawdads Sing<\/em> film does stay relatively true to the book. The overall story and sentiment are still the same, but the movie does dramatically change the structure and excludes key parts of Kya\u2019s upbringing. Nonetheless, it deals with the book\u2019s sensitive topics of abuse and rape carefully and is an emotional rollercoaster from start to finish.  The film may have received criticism for its incoherent tone and pacing, but fans of the book might appreciate how faithful it is to the book\u2019s text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you read the book and seen the movie? If so, how did you feel about the adaptation? Leave in the comments below your thoughts on the changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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