Question

In The Birds by Du Maurier How do the two incidents in number 1 foreshadow what the story’s conflict will be?

Answer 1

In The Birds by Du Maurier, two incidents depict the changes that occur in birds, which foreshadow the story's conflict.

Explanation:

In The Birds by Du Maurier, two incidents occur on the same day, December 3. The first incident involves the farmer, Mr. Trigg and the second incident involves Nat Hocken. Du Maurier points out that there was a significant change in how the birds were behaving. It is also mentioned that the number of birds had increased.

In the first incident, it is told that the birds were getting more and more close to the farmer while he was on the tractor. They did not attack him but they were getting bolder as the minutes passed. Soon they were flying closer to Mr. Trigg's head. The swarm of birds surround him as if he were engulfed by the swarm itself. The second incident occurs at night at Nat's house. The birds get into his house, one whom pecks on Nat' head and makes him bleed. More attacks follow after, putting Nat and his family in danger.

The incidents foreshadow the story's conflict which will be man against nature.