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Daphne Du Maurier's 'The Birds'

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In the story “The Birds” by Daphne du Maurier the birds, Nat, the airplanes, among other things in this story represent so many things happening during this time. During this time there was a lot of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union as a result of World War II. Several events occurred much like in the story where there seems to be uncertainty of what was about to come. Ultimately, I believe Daphne du Maurier's "The Birds" can best be analyzed from the perspective of The Cold War because of the meaning that the birds tie back to the war in that time.
In the story, the birds represent a power struggle for dominance that was going on during the war. Their struggle to get power was much like the birds trying to take over the people and failing to gain full control. The birds that are coming in the beginning is a way that they show that something is coming and it is coming with certain consequences. The more that they come is showing the more fear …show more content…

Nats determination to protect his family is showing how they were trying to protect themselves from the attacks that they were going to potentially be receiving. Where it says Nat was trying to fight the birds in the dark it is showing how they did not really know what to expect and how to defend themselves because they did not quite know what they were dealing with yet. At first nobody believed what the birds were doing and they were skeptical, but then people all over were facing the viciousness that was coming.
In reading the short story “The Birds” and reading the article by Curt Guyette there is a parallel between the Cold War and the birds that are in the story. There are several examples of conflict and concern that both readings are facing. Fear and uncertainty are two components that are apparent in both stories that lead to the same meaning which is who will be the dominate

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