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The Similarities Between The Movie And Short Story Of The Birds
It’s a birds killing humans world out there in the movie and short story The Birds. This movie and short story are very different with the main character(s). They also have some similarities though to like the importance of the radio and them both taking place by water. One of the big differences between the story and the movie was the main character(s). In the story there really is only one main character who is Nat and the rest of his family that they don’t really talk about. In the movie there was almost two main characters, Melanie and Mitch There was also Lydia and Kathy that weren't as important but they are there most of the story.
One similarity between the movie and story is the importance of the radio. The radio is all they have

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