Comparing Hitchcock's The Birds: Short Story And Film

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Are birds smart enough to plan a mass attack on the world? Will people be able to fight back against these horrific creatures? Are a bird’s claws and beak strong enough to kill a human being? The short story and the movie can be either more similar than different or more different than similar. It all depends on what the reader and/or watchers thought are on the subject. The short story by Daphne De Maurier and the film by Alfred Hitchcock “The Birds” are more similar than different because of the setting, character, and conflict. The short story “The Birds” takes place in a small town in Cornwall, England. The story is set around a small family with two children who live on a farm, in the coast. The story is mainly about how the family went on in their life trying to survive all the attacks. The main character Nat Hocken was the first to get attacked, but no one believed him. Jill and Johnny, who were Nat’s kids, were the next victims of the bird attacks. After that attack they realized that the birds weren’t just one species they were several bonded together. Soon after…show more content…
The main characters Melanie Daniels goes to Mitch Brenner’s and that’s where all the attacks started to happen. Just as in the short story the main character Melanie Daniels was the first to get attacked. And yet again no one really believed her and just decided to believe what they thought was the reason for the random attacks. Ms. Daniels ends up staying with Mitch and his mother Lydia, and her daughter Cathy. Once the attacks started they realized that the birds where several different types of birds together in a flock. The attacks continued to get worse, so Mitch took action immediately and boarded up the windows, doors, and fireplaces. The realized that the birds were attacking in a certain pattern, but they couldn’t figure out

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