A Beautiful Catastrophe In Daphne Du Maurier's 'The Birds'

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Nature: A Beautiful Catastrophe Never underestimate nature for it is breathtaking, but has a dark perilous side. Nature manages to strike at the most unplanned times, it is deceitful and can cause havoc around the world in the most bizarre ways. One never quite knows when nature might strike. Daphne du Maurier exhibits a concept in her story,“The Birds” of how even the most overlooked objects in nature can cause just as much chaos as something one would expect. Daphne du Maurier uses the imagery from her story, “The Birds” to successfully have the reader foreshadow events, arouse feelings of curiosity, learn about the dangers in nature, and connect to the main character.
Daphne du Maurier utilizes imagery to foreshadow important events. Maurier foreshadows in a discreet manner, having the reader possibly not catch it the first time, thus causing the reader to have to read it multiple times to recognize all her clues. A sumptuous example of foreshadowing utilizing imagery is found when the author writes,” as the tractor traced its path up and down... the figure of the farmer …show more content…

Humans often find that sympathizing with another person makes them feel connected. Maurier uses imagery to make the reader feel a connection with Nat, the main character. The author makes the reader feel sympathetic towards Nat when she writes,” He reached for it [cigarettes], switched on the silent wireless. He threw the empty packet on the fire, and watched it burn”(Maurier 82). By reading this the reader notices that Nat is feeling hopeless and drained. This quote is written in a way that makes the reader feel as if the reader were there, therefore, causing one to feel more compassionate towards Nat. The author ends the story with this quote, she doesn’t specifically write what Nat is thinking ,therefore, leaving it up to the reader to use the imagery provided and interpret for themselves what is

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