By showing a character's reaction, Hitchcock creates a POV that reveals a character's consciousness. Here, Hitchcock creates Melanie's consciousness when he shows her first look at the birds and then her face as she reacts to what she has seen.

Journal Question: Screen another Hitchcock film (e.g. Shadow of a Doubt, Notorious, or Psycho). Describe another use of the subjective POV. What are its attributes in each specific case? Does the film show the protagonist's POV? Does the film show the antagonist's? What is the overall effect of POV on the viewer when a film switches between the protagonist and the antagonist?