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THE BIRDS. by Daphne de Maurier. Author. Plot Summary. General Analysis. Theme and Style. Plot Structure. Exit. AUTHOR. Daphne Du Maurier (1907-1989). Presenter: Fatih Aşan. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure. Summary.

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  1. THE BIRDS by Daphne de Maurier Author Plot Summary General Analysis Theme and Style Plot Structure Exit

  2. AUTHOR Daphne Du Maurier (1907-1989) Presenter: Fatih Aşan

  3. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Summary • Daphne du Maurier was a prominent English writer in 20th century. She wrote many novels, plays and stories, notably «Rebecca» and «The Birds». A great number of her books have been adapted into movies. She was made a dame for his literary distinction. Main Menu

  4. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Early Life • She was born into a prominent artistic and literary household in London on May 13, 1907. • Her grandfather was a novelist and a caricaturist, her father an actor, her mother an actress and her uncle, a magazine editor. Main Menu

  5. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Early Life • Educated at home with her sisters, then attended schools in London, Meudon and Paris. • She traveled throughout Europe. • Started writing at an early age. • One of her stories was published in Bystander magazine in 1928 and this resulted in a contract with a literary agent. Biography – x – x – x – x Main Menu

  6. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Early Life • Du Maurier’s first novel The Loving Spirit was published in 1931 and received rare reviews. • It also brought her theromantic attention of LieutenantColonel Frederick“Boy” Browning. • They got married in 1932. Main Menu

  7. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Cornwall • Du Maurier's love for Cornwall began during her childhood when her family spent their holidays there. • It waswhere she found the freedom she craved. • After her marriage she moved and settled to Cornwall with her family. Main Menu

  8. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Cornwall • She lived at Menabilly for about 30 years. • Menabilly and its surroundings constituted the setting for a number of her novels and stories. • Cornwall, with its wild seas and rocky coastline, inspired du Maurier. She thought of it as her spiritual home and the natural outdoors life that she had always wanted to live. Main Menu

  9. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Cornwall • Her historical novels take place in 17th-18th century Cornwall. • She also wrote about Cornwall in her non-fiction works, most notable one being Vanishing Cornwall. Main Menu

  10. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Fictional Works • The Progress of Julius (1932) • Jamaica Inn (1936) • Rebecca (1938) • «Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.» • Accused of plagiarism but the lawsuit was unsuccessful. Main Menu

  11. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Fictional Works • Frenchman’s Creek (1941) • Hungry Hill (1943) • My Cousin Rachel (1951) • Mary Anne (1954) • The Scapegoat (1957) • The Flight of the Falcon (1965) • The House on the Strand (1969) • Rule Britannia (1972) Main Menu

  12. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Non-fiction works • Later in her life, shealso became a prolific non-fiction writer and extremely interested in her ancestry. • Gerald (1934) • The Du Mauriers (1937) • The Young George du Maurier (1951) • The Infernal World of Branwell Brontë (1960) • Growing Pains (1970) Main Menu

  13. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Late Years • After her husband’s death in 1965, Du Maurier moved to Kilmarth. • She hardly ever left Cornwall until she died, almost living the life of a recluse. • Known as a warm and immensely funny person who was a welcoming hostess to her guests. • «Writers should be read, but neither seen nor heard.» Main Menu

  14. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Late Years • She died on 19th April 1989 at Par in Cornwall, England, UK at the age of 81. Main Menu

  15. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Titles and Honours • Since 1997 there has been a festival of arts and literature in Fowey named after Du Maurier to which thousands of people visit and watch shows. • Daphne du Maurier was made a «Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire» in 1969. • She accepted but never used the title and told no one about it. • There has been many books published about Du Maurier. Main Menu

  16. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Literary Style • Du Maurier’s major works fall into two categories. • Historical novels • Modernstories of mystery and suspense Main Menu

  17. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Literary Style Historical Novels • Set in seventeenth and eighteenth-century Cornwall. • Full of smuggling, violence and romance. • Jamaica Inn (1936) • Frenchman’s Creek (1941) • Hungry Hill (1943) • The King’s General (1946) Main Menu

  18. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Literary Style Modern Storiesof MysteryandSuspense • Builds the tension slowly but surely until the reader realizes that there is no way out for the characters. • Explores fears and paranoid fantasies. • Creates supernatural plots in some stories. • The Birds (1952) • Don’t Look Now(1971) Main Menu

  19. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Literary Style • She wrote page-turners – stories that were hard to put down. • «[Her books contain] some of the abiding fantasies of the human race» - The Times, 1989- • Her novels and short stories contain compelling storylines, powerful characterisationsand highly visual scenes. They were seemingly made for the cinematic screen. Main Menu

  20. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Literary Style • A lot of her novels and stories were adapted into radio plays and movies. • Some important radio adaptations was Orson Welles’ The Birds, and a Moya O'Shea’s September Tide. • There also has been a great deal of TV or cinema adaptations. • Director of two of the adaptations was Alfred Hitchcock. Main Menu

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  22. PLOT SUMMARY Presenter: Kazım Kürşad Erdil

  23. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Plot Summary • The story opens in the middle of the night. • The birds start attacking to the Hocken’s house. • Birds enter the children’s room and are repelled. • Nat assures his family that it’s only because of the sudden change in weather. Main Menu

  24. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Plot Summary • Nat tells the events to his fellow workers the next day but they don’t seem to care. • He and his family hear that similar things are happening all over Britain. • He boards the windows and blocks the chimney. • He goes to pick his daughter. Main Menu

  25. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Plot Summary • Nat’s boss come and offer them a lift but he refuses. • While they are returning home, gulls attack them. • They escape to their house, injured. • A national emergency is declared. • People are told not to leave their homes. Main Menu

  26. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Plot Summary • The birds keep crashing to Hockens’ house throughout all day. • Planes are crashing because of birds. • The birds’ attack dies down until the rising tide. • When the tides recede, Nat goes out for supplies. Main Menu

  27. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Plot Summary • There are piles of dead birds around the houses. • All the people in neighbourhood were dead. • After he returns home, the bird’s attack continues. • The story ends as Nat smokes his last cigarette. Main Menu

  28. GENERAL ANALYSIS Presenter: Merve ÖĞRETEN

  29. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Point of View & Mood Point of View • Third person limited Mood • Eerie, suspenseful, horrifying, anxious Main Menu

  30. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Setting Time • 1950’s • After World War II Place • English countryside • On the coast of Cornwall Main Menu

  31. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Characters Main Menu

  32. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Characters Main Menu

  33. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Characters Main Menu

  34. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Characters Main Menu

  35. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Characters Main Menu

  36. Questions

  37. THEME AND STYLE Presenter: Kübra UZUNER

  38. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Theme • Danger • Natural forces against human • Survival • Arrogance of human Main Menu

  39. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Style Imagery • “The leaves had lingered on the trees, golden red and thehedges were still green.” Irony • “Nat had always enjoyed watching the birds,” and now theyareattacking… Main Menu

  40. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Style Metaphor • “The blanket became a weapon of defense.” Personification • “The autumn had been mellow, soft.” “Dawn had calledthe living birds.” Main Menu

  41. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Style Smile • “The little stabbing beaks, sharp as a pointed fork.” “They rose andfell like a mighty fleet at anchor, waiting on the tide.” “Had the sea been still,they would have covered the bay like a white cloud.” “Plane crash sounded likea distant bomb.” Main Menu

  42. Questions

  43. PLOT STRUCTURE Open ended plot structure Presenter: Nazlı Hilal KARA

  44. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Exposition • Description of Nat (What type of person he is) • Description of the land • Description of the behaviour of the birds Main Menu

  45. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Rising Action • Birds begin attacking • In the bedroom • On the way back from the bus stop • Preparing for the attacks • News reports • Visit to Trigg farm Main Menu

  46. Author – Plot Summary – General Analysis – Theme and Style – Plot Structure Climax • The final attack • They are on their last leg, nothing else they can do but wait • Nat throws cigarette wrapper in fire in an indifferent manner Main Menu

  47. Credits Design Fatih AŞAN Research and Presentation (in alphabetical order) Fatih AŞAN Kazım Kürşad ERDİL Nazlı Hilal KARA Merve ÖĞRETEN Kübra UZUNER

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