Seminar paper from the year 2019 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Hildesheim, language: English, abstract: This paper focuses on a psychological explanation of the characters behavior in The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock based on Freuds understanding of the Oedipus complex. The paper reflects the general idea of Freuds understanding of the Oedipus complex, discussing the reasons for childrens attachment to their opposite sex parent by examining the unconscious events taking place in childhood. After that, Freuds theory is used for the explanation of the three main characters behavior. For this, the actions of and the interactions among Mitch, Lydia and Melanie are considered more precisely. The findings of the analysis are summarized in the final conclusion of the term paper, which additionally offers further analysis possibilities.