Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (2019) is a celebration of nature and, at the same time, a story about oppression and isolation. The novel exemplifies how the environment can become a substitute for human relations and highlights the great value that nature possesses. It also exemplifies the othering of certain human beings due to socioeconomic factors. Through the lens of ecocriticism and Marxism, the underlying meaning of the novel can be told. This essay provides a close reading of Where the Crawdads Sing in order to analyse these features of the novel.