The Birds (Daphne du Maurier)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:thriller
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation_year gptkb:1963
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Daphne_du_Maurier
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Alfred_Hitchcock
gptkbp:character the children
the narrator
the birds
the townspeople
the local police
the protagonist's family
the local doctor
Mrs. Hocken
Mr. Hocken
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:Nat_Hocken
gptkbp:climax final confrontation
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:survival
humans vs. nature
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:significant
gptkbp:cultural_influence gptkb:popular_culture
gptkbp:film_editing The Birds (1963 film)
gptkbp:film_technique gptkb:horror_films
gptkbp:genre gptkb:horror
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Birds (Daphne du Maurier)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:horror_genre
television adaptations
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:H._G._Wells
subsequent horror writers
gptkbp:influenced_by real-life events
gptkbp:inspiration bird attacks
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-00-720444-2
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_significance high
gptkbp:motif gptkb:birds
gptkbp:narrative omniscient
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
gptkbp:notable_themes isolation
gptkbp:page_count 208
gptkbp:plot bird attacks on humans
gptkbp:protagonist gptkb:Nat_Hocken
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:G._P._Putnam's_Sons
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:1952
gptkbp:resolution unclear ending
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Cornwall
small coastal town
gptkbp:setting_time post-war Britain
gptkbp:style suspenseful
gptkbp:symbol birds as menace
gptkbp:symbolism fear of the unknown
gptkbp:theme fear of nature
gptkbp:themes nature's revenge
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:none
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Birds
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4