How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Jaws.
Quote #1
[Agonizingly prolonged death of Chrissie Watkins]
If this were a normal hungry shark, he would have eaten Chrissie and just gotten it over with. It almost seems as if he's toying with her and enjoying it. Not your typical predatory shark behavior.
Quote #2
HOOPER: Well this is not a boat accident! It wasn't any propeller! It wasn't any coral reef! And it wasn't Jack the Ripper! It was a shark.
Whoa, whoa, whoa—who said anything about Jack the Ripper, Hoop? The fact that the scientist is invoking the name of a notorious (and vaguely satanic) serial killer adds to the shark's unearthly aura.
Quote #3
HOOPER: It's really a miracle of evolution.
Wait—didn't Shmoop just use this quote to illustrate the "Science" theme? What gives? Well, even though Hooper understands the shark's behavior as having evolved over the eons, the description still tells us that it's not going to be a hunter's typical prey. It has menacing overtones. How can a man compete with millions of years of perfecting an "eating machine?"