Nat Hocken The Birds Analysis

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In the story, The Birds, Nat Hocken lies to his children. Should Nat have lied ? Yes, Nat was doing what he thought was best for his family. Nat told the children everything was okay for the following reasons: he wanted his children to keep clam, they were not old enough to understand, and it was his job as a parent to protect them. Nat lied for the sake of his family.

Nat Hocken and his family went through a terrible tragedy. Birds had attacked their village. Other victims, along with Nat's family, were attacked as well. The entire village was surrounded with all different kinds of birds, leading to destruction. Nat and his family were in a death situation.

The children had no clue about how bad the birds were attacking. Nat told them

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