Comparing 'Short And Short Story The Birds'

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What would you do if all the birds in the world started attacking people? Well, that's what happens in the movie and short story The Birds. The short story and the movie are very different, even though there are some similarities.
One of the major similarities between the short story and the movie is that the radio was there the main source of information. In the movie between bird attacks, they go out to the car and turn on the radio to see if they can leave town. In the short story, they found out that the bird attacks were in many other places and that the military was going to try to kill the birds. This is very important because it gave them crucial information. There are also many differences in the short story and the movie

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