Why didn't Kya and Tate write to each other?

[Francene]

Just wondering if there's a valid reason why Kya and Tate didn't write to each other when he went away to college. He did teach her to read and write after all, and we know there's a postal service to the shack because her mother sends a letter and she later sells her paintings through the post.

Was there something I missed or is this a glaring plot hole? I'm thinking it's the latter but would like to know what others think.

[Sandy from Alaska]

Kya was heartbroken because he didn’t come back for the forth of July. In fact, he didn’t come back for her at all. It took her years to forgive him. Unbeknownst to Kya, Tate came back with the intention to apologize and while watching her he noticed how strange she was and realized she could never live in his world and he was excited about college and didn’t want to live in her world. She was to upset to write and he was ashamed to write.

[Francene]

Sandy from Alaska wrote: "Kya was heartbroken because he didn’t come back for the forth of July. In fact, he didn’t come back for her at all. It took her years to forgive him. Unbeknownst to Kya, Tate came back with the int..."

Thanks for your reply Sandy, but this doesn't explain why they didn't start writing to each other as soon as he left. They had every intention of seeing each other again and this would have been the perfect way to stay in touch.

[Francene]

To this day, no one has been able to answer this question. Seems like a pretty big plot hole to me.

[Lotte]

I personally think, that their goal was to meet again in person really quick. So they do not had to think about any other communication way. A letter also has to be delivered, which takes time....
The fact, that Tate broke his promise and doesn´t come back broke her hearth. He wasn´t brave anough to tell her at all. Neither through a lettter or message. I probably think this is the reason.
The sad thing is, that he chose his work over his love...thats why he didn´t come back or didn´t wrote a letter.

[Lomelinoo]

even if Tate taught Kya how to read and write, she lived for the day that he would come back to her that 4th July. Let's not forget the way she lived: no mail, no internet, the books were very limited and suited for her environment, so sending and receiving letters wasn't a common thing for her. i think in a certain way she enjoyed having Tate away knowing that he would come back because that's when she did most of her research and studies.
She also created this Amanda Hamilton figure and who knows if that was the way, through poetry, to talk to Tate. He was the one to teach her poetry so it made sense.
Her sending and receiving mail would require a lot of movements to town and she would have to mix with the population she didn't get or judged her. It was already hard for her to get gas from Jumpin when she went there to sell the mussels for her day to day trips along the swamp let's not add an occasional trip to the post office for the letters. now let´s suppose she never went there and the mail was dropped at her house: this would give someone in the town exact location of where she lived, including shortcuts and easy way access which was not ideal for someone who was "hiding" from everyone includinh authorities that tried to get to her multiple times

this is only my pov of the question and I hope I made myself clear with this explanation :)

[Kota]

Francene wrote: "Just wondering if there's a valid reason why Kya and Tate didn't write to each other when he went away to college. He did teach her to read and write after all, and we know there's a postal service..."

I totally agree, as I was reading this when he said he was leaving for college I was like, Okay? and? She now knows how to write well enough to do multiple complete scientific books so why weren't they corresponding the day he left. Definitely a giant plot hole in my opinion

[Kota]

Lomelinoo wrote: "even if Tate taught Kya how to read and write, she lived for the day that he would come back to her that 4th July. Let's not forget the way she lived: no mail, no internet, the books were very limi..."

I see these points, and they're valid. However, I feel like with a little more effort from tate they easily could have figured it out. he could have bought her a bunch of stamps before he left so she didn't need to go to a post office in order to send mail. She could have dropped the letters off at Jumpins' place to be picked up by the mail-person. I also see that without the heart break of him not coming back on the fourth the story wouldn't have gone where it did. So i see the need for the lack of correspondence for the plot but I still want to smack Tate for it. LOL

[Elise]

Francene wrote: "Just wondering if there's a valid reason why Kya and Tate didn't write to each other when he went away to college. He did teach her to read and write after all, and we know there's a postal service..."

I wondered the same thing, honestly. I think maybe because Kaya was very far out into the Swamplands, maybe postal services didn't deliver to her, but I agree.

[Elise]

Francene wrote: "Sandy from Alaska wrote: "Kya was heartbroken because he didn’t come back for the forth of July. In fact, he didn’t come back for her at all. It took her years to forgive him. Unbeknownst to Kya, T..."

This is one of those moments where I call it like I see it and my fiance will say, "It's a movie, stop asking questions...it's supposed to be this way." LOL makes me so mad. Like watching a person about to be murdered run upstairs to hide under the bed instead of outside.

[Iris]

Maybe they didn't write because they wanted their hearts to grow fonder for each other. Plus when you don't speak to the person that you love so much it makes you even want them more.