Rodney Horn Character Analysis in Where the Crawdads Sing

Rodney Horn is a local fisherman who watches an argument play out between Chase Andrews and Kya in a place called Cypress Cove. He later testifies in court that he heard a woman yelling and, upon motoring toward the sound, saw Kya kick Chase and yell out that she’d kill him if he ever tried to harm her again. What he didn’t see, though, is that Chase tried to rape Kya before she said this.

Rodney Horn Character Timeline in Where the Crawdads Sing

The timeline below shows where the character Rodney Horn appears in Where the Crawdads Sing. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Survival, Necessity, and Violence Theme Icon

Independence vs. Human Connection Theme Icon

...they aren’t sure about Kya’s motive. As they try to decide what to do next, Rodney Horn enters and tells them he saw Kya and Chase in a place called Cypress... (full context)

Prejudice, Intolerance, and Acceptance Theme Icon

...break for lunch, Eric Chastain—the prosecutor—calls his first witness to the stand. The witness is Rodney Horn, who testifies that he was fishing on August 30th when he and another fisherman... (full context)

When Eric finishes questioning Rodney, Tom takes the floor and asks several questions, getting Rodney to establish that Kya’s screams... (full context)