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The Birds

Using the literary devices of setting, protagonist, and foreshadowing. Daphne du Mauriers short story "The Birds" can be compared and contrested with Alfred Hitchcocks film "The Birds".
Setting is a major role in a story. The setting in the short story "The Birds" was Cornwall, England. Cornwall, England is a farmtown near a bay. Cornwall has a freaky atmospher that appears to be having a black winter arriving. The setting in the movie "The Birds" was Bodega Bay. Bodega Bay isn't like Cornwall, Bodega is somewhat a farm town, but is more like the outer part of a city. In the movie Bodega Bay has a pleasent atmosphere, until the tides started to change.There are many similarities and differences in the stories setting. In both the movie and the shortr story included suspensful settings that were near a bay with birds attacking. There was also a di...

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