The Birds: Alternate Ending *Nat has just finished preparing the house for another night of the birds attacking. He has begun smoking his last cigarette and has thrown the pack in the fire* *Also in his POV* I watched as the paper crinkled under the fires heat. Outside‚ I could hear the bird’s consistent tapping against the wood planks on the windows and doors. “Nat‚ do you think that the wood planks will hold? The tapping is harder and much stronger.” Questioned my wife whilst biting her lip
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Throughout the novel‚ Rebecca‚ author Daphne du Maurier often reminds the reader of the constant battle of flesh versus spirit. This battle takes place between Rebecca‚ who takes the role of the spirit‚ in a sense that she died‚ but was never forgotten and always remembered as a perfect being who everyone loved. The flesh would be the role of Mrs. De Winter who married Rebecca’s husband Maxim De Winter. Mrs. De Winter is compared in several ways to Rebecca because she is a shy woman who feels easily
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The alternate ending What if belle fell for gaston and care not for the beast? or the princess and the frog never kissed? will cinderella still be recognized by her prince? if in the palace ball‚ she’s not in. what if rapunzel never grew her hair? will her prince be able to reach her lair? and if shadow never left peter pan’s side‚ then peter and wendy’s roads wouldn’t collide. what if aurora never shed her blood? having no one to wake‚ her prince will be sad. and what if
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Alfred Hitchcock and Daphne du Maurier had a version of a story titled The Birds. Though both stories share a name theyre are completely different. One is a short story by Daphne du Maurier about a man‚ Nat‚ and his family who live and England and are attacked by birds. The other a movie about a woman‚ Melanie Daniels‚ and a man‚ Mitch Brenam‚ and his family who live in California and are also attacked by birds. The reason Alfred Hitchcock changed the original location of the birds is to change the mood
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Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca is structured in a circular form‚ which is effective in displaying elements of the gothic genre and producing a sense of mystery and ambiguity. The fact that details are revealed gradually creates tension‚ and a desire to know‚ so that by the end of the novel the audience is satisfied with the complete story‚ despite the horrific truth regarding Rebecca’s murder. The text virtually revolves around a murder By using a BAB form‚ with a reference to the ending at the
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In the short story ’And No Birds Sing’ by H.E. Bates‚ one of the main characters was called Mr Thompson. He was a man who lived all alone in the woods. We are positioned to accept him because he was a nice‚ friendly and caring character. Throughout the story‚ there are an exquisite amount of examples that positions us to accept Mr Thompson. For example‚ the girl said "Everything Mr Thompson cooked was good. Everything that had happened with Mr Thompson was good." This shows us that the girl really
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Katterina Horton LA 10 Mrs. Rutha 6th October‚ 2014 Metamorphosis Alternate ending As he lay there on the floor in his empty room on his crippled‚ fragile‚ insect molded body‚ he heard the sound of the front door slam and the family vehicle speed out of the driveway. Gregor leaped up in a panicked‚ stunned state and stood in perfect stillness on his hind legs. A gleaming‚ bright ray of sunlight caught his eye through the crack of his door. Gregor slowly guided his way toward his door in agonizing
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than the ones the workers used‚ for easier handling. While this lessened it’s effect‚ Garret never felt it‚ as he wasn’t in the business of opening anything that required more power than it could be done quietly. After slipping the flat end of the short tool under the window‚ he began prying it open as silently as possible. It was a slow process‚ that needed finesse. Which is why Garett wriggled it around in search for the closing mechanism until he finally got the window open. Strapping the crowbar
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are often viewed as peaceful escapes‚ but sometimes dreams make a person’s worst fears come true. In an excerpt from Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier‚ the narrator describes a dream where she visits an abandoned home overpowered by nature. The author uses menacing diction‚ mysterious details‚ and haunting imagery to create a nostalgic mood. In the beginning of the passage‚ du Maurier creates a threatening mood through her description of the gate. The narrator reveals on line four “there was a padlock
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“One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in the excellent bed. On guard Rainsford.” When Rainsford awoke from his slumber‚ he reluctantly climbed out of the extravagant bed. He could see out the window that the sun was barely up. He found some clothing that previously belonged to General Zaroff in the wonderfully crafted dresser to the left of the bed. Rainsford changed into these clothes and found a wastebasket in the corner of the room to dispose of his old clothes
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