People have always wanted to be entertained. Two ways, out of many ways of being entertained are by stories, and movies. Occasionally, novels can be turned into movies or vice versa. The story “The Birds” by Daphne du Maurier was turned into a film “The Birds” by Alfred Hitchcock in 1963. Although Du Maurier’s story and Hitchcock’s film portray the same major conflict and theme, the other major story elements are very different, which impacts the plot of the story through settings, characters, and climax. Like most movies that are based on books, the movie does not follow the book very much at all The story “The Birds” takes place on a coastal town, about hundreds of miles away from London in wild Cornish coastline, where
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Nat a wartime disability, provides him with a pension. As a result, he only needs to work part time at the Trigg’s farm to support his wife, and two children. Trigg gives him the lighter jobs at the farm, which he carries out efficiently. Nat gains the reputation for being a solitary man. This solitary man lives on the English coast, with his small family in a humble farming cottage. His resourcefulness, and cautious habits preserve his, and his family’s lives long enough to make a compelling story. Having coexisted with nature for his entire life, Nat feels as if he understands the patterns of life quite well. When he first sees birds massing in unusual ways, he has a plethora of natural explanations. He thus demonstrates human trait; he relies on his personal experience to rationalize and contain unfamiliar experience. His nature allows him to be keenly observant of his surroundings. He is the first in the area to take the threat of the birds seriously, since he has always carefully monitored their behavior. He quickly takes stock of the situation, sensing that the nighttime attack will not be the last, and determines the materials, and supplies he and his family will need to survive. Nat is also a realist. He immediately understands the dangerous situation he, and his family are in, and the difficulties the authorities will face in trying to get rid of the birds. This reaction …show more content…
Because Hitchcock intentionally offers no rational explanation for the bird attacks, he focuses our attention on how people respond in such a trying situation. Mitch definitely is the man in the middle of this movie. Before the "real" bird attacks begin, there's a flock surrounding Mitch, all making demands of him. Here 's his mother Lydia who is a needy, grasping woman who feels threatened by any woman who might take Mitch away from her, fearful of abandonment; his sister, Cathy , and his former girlfriend, Annie, who leads a lonely life in Bodega Bay just to be near Mitch. And then Melanie migrates into this mix. Mitch's relationship with Melanie starts as one of mutual provocation, and continues more or less along those lines until the horror truly sets in. Melanie is a young woman who has gotten everything she wanted. Melanie has conquered society. She intimidates almost everyone she meets, until she meets Mitch ( Dirks, ‘’The Birds”). She realizes in the movie how the birds are acting strange, and is furious from the attacks. This is the scene from movie where she expresses her fear about the birds
Nat a wartime disability, provides him with a pension. As a result, he only needs to work part time at the Trigg’s farm to support his wife, and two children. Trigg gives him the lighter jobs at the farm, which he carries out efficiently. Nat gains the reputation for being a solitary man. This solitary man lives on the English coast, with his small family in a humble farming cottage. His resourcefulness, and cautious habits preserve his, and his family’s lives long enough to make a compelling story. Having coexisted with nature for his entire life, Nat feels as if he understands the patterns of life quite well. When he first sees birds massing in unusual ways, he has a plethora of natural explanations. He thus demonstrates human trait; he relies on his personal experience to rationalize and contain unfamiliar experience. His nature allows him to be keenly observant of his surroundings. He is the first in the area to take the threat of the birds seriously, since he has always carefully monitored their behavior. He quickly takes stock of the situation, sensing that the nighttime attack will not be the last, and determines the materials, and supplies he and his family will need to survive. Nat is also a realist. He immediately understands the dangerous situation he, and his family are in, and the difficulties the authorities will face in trying to get rid of the birds. This reaction …show more content…
Because Hitchcock intentionally offers no rational explanation for the bird attacks, he focuses our attention on how people respond in such a trying situation. Mitch definitely is the man in the middle of this movie. Before the "real" bird attacks begin, there's a flock surrounding Mitch, all making demands of him. Here 's his mother Lydia who is a needy, grasping woman who feels threatened by any woman who might take Mitch away from her, fearful of abandonment; his sister, Cathy , and his former girlfriend, Annie, who leads a lonely life in Bodega Bay just to be near Mitch. And then Melanie migrates into this mix. Mitch's relationship with Melanie starts as one of mutual provocation, and continues more or less along those lines until the horror truly sets in. Melanie is a young woman who has gotten everything she wanted. Melanie has conquered society. She intimidates almost everyone she meets, until she meets Mitch ( Dirks, ‘’The Birds”). She realizes in the movie how the birds are acting strange, and is furious from the attacks. This is the scene from movie where she expresses her fear about the birds