Du Maurier’s “The Birds” - Talking points
Each group should find ONE QUOTE from the story to support responses to the talking point.
Please use a Google doc and share it with me, as well. You can use bullet points for your
responses. The quote should be a full quote, with page number(s). This is an ungraded
assignment.
Group 1: How does Du Maurier begin that “uncanny” sensation?
Group 2: How does Du Maurier use the five senses to increase the reader’s anxiety? (Olfactory,
visual, tactile, auditory, gustatory)
Group 3: In what way(s) does the author present the dynamics of the nuclear family and do the
dynamics shift or stay static?
Group 4: How does the author use the landscape and changing of weather to heighten the
sense of dread and anxiety?
Group 5: In what way(s) does Du Maurier use anthropomorphosis in this story?
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