The Ambiguity in the Novel Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to reveal the ambiguity in the novel Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (2019). In conducting the study, the writers delimit only in analyzing the conflict of the main character Kya Clark in the novel. The design of this study is qualitative method because all of the data are in the form of words and quotations rather than numbers and the approach used Reader-Response, It focuses on the process of the types of ambiguity of the main character that produces the result. The study find that many forms of ambiguity, actions, intentions, abandoned, The implication of this study is to enrich the knowledge of the writers and the readers about the main character’s ambiguous that reflected in Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing. Moreover, it can be a reference for the students of English Department who are attracted to observe the similar research. Therefore, this research can conclude the novel, Where the Crawdads Sing, to show the ambiguity of the main characters.