The ratio of birds to humans is approximately 300 to 7, so if humans were attacked by a mass of birds, there’s a very slim possibility of survival, if any possibility. This is the base of the plot of Daphne du Maurier’s short story, The Birds (1952), and Alfred Hitchcock’s movie adaptation of the same name, which came out in 1963. While there are similarities between them, such as the conflict and the theme, there are also differences, such as the characters and the setting. This essay will be covering the similarities and the differences between the short story and the film. There are a few similarities between the short story and the movie, like the conflict and the theme. The conflict in both the story and the film is a bird apocalypse-thing …show more content…
There is, in fact, an abundance of differences between them regarding the plot, setting, and characters. The setting of the story is based on a farm in Great Britain, near the ocean whereas the setting of the movie was in San Francisco, California, although both San Francisco and the farm in Great Britain are near the ocean. The plot of the story consisted of a humble farmer who was, along with his family and everyone else in Great Britain, were attacked by gargantuan flocks of birds. The story followed the farmer and his journey with his family to try and survive this bird-pocalypse. The plot of the movie consisted of a wealthy city-slicker woman who was intrigued by a man and sought him out until she found him in his hometown two hours away, in a rural town named Bodega Bay. The woman stayed there just in time for the onslaught of bird attacks on the small town and apparently developed a romance with the man. The characters of the story and the movie were quite different as well. The main character of the story was named Nat, and he was a farmer. The main character of the movie was named Melanie, and she was a rich city girl. Melanie was very dependant who relied on her money to do the work for her, whereas Nat was quite independent, taking tasks into his own hands. The movie drifts away from the story in ways that are understandable, the director of the movie, Alfred …show more content…
The movie was still interesting, just not as suspenseful as the story in my opinion. Many books with movie adaptations are still considered better than the movie. No director could possibly get everything right, though they should still make an effort to somewhat-accurately represent the book and give it justice. Both the story and the film of The Birds are good, the story was better and more interesting in my
In my opinion there are a lot of comparisons between the film and the book, but there are also differences between them too, but also they have impacted the audience in both the film and the
With the English language, there are thousands of different ways to describe an event or even a single object. In the two passages, two different authors use various methods to describe a large flock of birds in flight. The first author, John James Audubon, describes the flock in his book, Ornithological Biographies. The second author, Annie Dillard, describes the flock in her book, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. The passages written by John James Audubon and Annie Dillard have many similarities; however, there are also many differences that set the two stories apart.
In “The Birds”, written by Daphne DuMaurier, the author creates suspense to reveal a theme in the story by only giving the reader snippets of information at a time and not explaining all that is happening. At the beginning of the story when the birds first start to attack, they try to explain what is happening, saying that “there are birds in there . . . it’s as though a madness seized them, with the east wind.” . . . it’s the weather”
In the short story “The Landlady,” by Roald Dahl and the short film, “Tales of the Unexpected” series, Billy Weaver goes to Bath, England where he meets an old landlady. Screenwriters change an author's work because they want to expand their ideas from a book into a movie. In both the story and short film there are many similarities to be found. For example, the story and short film the characters motives are the same.
Daphne du Maurier’s short story “The Birds” is a piece of fiction that displays many literary elements. This story displays suspense, foreshadowing, and imagery. By using these literary elements du Maurier creates an intense story that leaves the readers wondering what happens next and wanting more. First, foreshadowing is used to reference events that will happen further into the story.
"Outsiders" Compare and Contrast Essay The “ Outsiders” movie and novel are awkward and interesting. Upon watching both they appeared to be somewhat similar. However, after finishing the movie and having time to reflect they have distinct differences.
In the short story “ The Birds “ by Daphne du Maurier, the main character Nat Hocker repeatedly lied to his family because the children were too young to understand, the children needed to remain calm, and the birds were taking over London. Nat had to try and protect his family , so he told them lies . In this next paragraph you will learn about how the children were too young to understand . Nat Hocker repeatedly told lies to his family, because his children were too young to understand what was going on . Nat tried everything to protect his family from the different types of birds .
The scene begins to unfolds in their minds. Mr. Wright yanking open the cage door, taking out the bird, and breaking its fragile neck was enough to make Mrs. Wright lash out, and in a heat of passion, kill her husband. As the trifles collect, the women worry that the men will see their findings, and have what they need to prove Mrs. Wright guilty. Though the men believe her to be the murderer, the women are trying their best to hide the evidence that will prove it.
I enjoyed the movie better than the book. It included just the right amount of action scenes, description words, and details from the story. The story was amazing but I like seeing things more than reading them. I usually like the movies better than the book.
“The Birds” movie is both similar and different to the short story. While the setting, character, and plot are totally different than in the short story, the main subject is still the same. The characters in the move include Melanie Daniels, Mitch Brenner, and his sister and mother,
Comparative Analysis: Scarface (1983) and The Godfather (1972) Introduction How are the two movies different from each other? Is it the era, the theme of or its execution? In retrospective, both will surely have difference, especially since the two are created with different aims. If one is to analyze the films, one will find a grey area between its differences, wherein differences are both superficial and minor at best.
In the beginning of The Birds short story, Nat notices how the birds act and how they are acting more restless than usual. Nat knows the names of birds and how they normally behave while
The Birds by Daphne du Maurier takes place on a farm overlooking a precipice above the English Channel. The story tells of a man named Nat, his wife and children’s attempt to survive when all birds turn upon hu-mans. They live in a three room cottage on farm land owned by the Trigg family. On the farm, Nat does work and assorted jobs.
The Birds Critique Question to consider: How successful was is the director at creating suspense? The first film that I viewed for this class is The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock. The opening scene of the birds squawking and flying gave me some insight of what this film’s feeling might be which is dark and ominous. The chirps in the background creates the sounds of what may happen throughout the film.
Having several things happen, she ends up staying there longer than expected. One of the reasons she stayed longer was for Cathy’s birthday party. At the birthday party Gulls attacked the children while they were playing outside. That night while they are all trying to calm down sparrows dove down through the chimney into the living room. Over the next couple of days several bird attacks had resulted in many deaths.