THEME

Jaws (Character Profile)

JAWS

- over sized shark

- crazy and vicious

- always hungry

- smart and fast

- king of the sea

- older than man

- animal

Cheif Brody (Character Profile)

BRODY

- honest and trust worthy

- smart and clever

- helpful and caring

- head of police

- leader and captain

- family man

Matt Hooper (Character Profile)

Hooper

- a wife stealing prick

- cocky and confident

- smart and convincing

- brave

- somewhat ladies man

- happy and proud

- sneaky

Quint (Character Profile)

QUINT








- old fisherman
- very experienced trophy fisher
- former war-vet
- tall, scruffy, and weathered
- confident, proud, and wise
- independent and selfish
- hard working

Journal 1

So far not too much has really happend in my book besides an early shark attack on young female that I'm guessing is the same one as in the start of the movie. Seeing as Jaws is one of my favorite all time films (especially when I was younger) it's cool to see where they got everything for the movie because not until I started this projest I had no idea Jaws was originally a best selling book. Although I can't see the book being near as good as the movie, I still think the book will be one of my favorite novels. So far the background story of how Cheif Brody and his family moved to the island has dragged on a bit much but gave info I didnt know before like How Brody was raised on Amity and his wife Ellen was a tourist he met. The one thing I know I'll enjoy about the book for sure, is the way it will kinda fill in the cracks of the story. For example once I reach the part where they plan to catch Jaws and meet the shark hunter (chalk board scratcher) I'm hoping to get more info on who he is and where he comes from, also to see if it gives more than what I saw in the movie. Overall I'm happy about my decision for which novel I'm doing now that I've finally found it. It took alot of looking around and asking until I finally found a copy. Another thing I found interesting is how the movie cover was even adapted into the film cover although the book cover shark looks much less frightning it's still good to see it kept original.

Journal 2

I just finished reading how Amity Island Mayor wants to keep the shark talk to a minimal so tourist don't get the wrong idea and decide to take their July 4th vacation elsewhere (a different island). This personally is quite sickning how the mayor of the town would keep a tragedy like this quiet just to make some more cash for himself but gangsters too. It's funny how the mofia is brought into the book a little and how they run the town in the novel. In the movie I saw no indication of there ever being mobsters. When the news came up the mayor did everything in his power to keep the beach open with no indication of there ever being a shark attack, he wouldn't even allow signs warning visitors of what happend. This just shows what money can do to a person in power, they get greedy and always need a little more. I'm hoping soon the story will start to pick up once everyone is 100% that there is a shark in the water, because as of now it does at times get very hard to read through.