Amity
This newspaper services the community of Amity with vacationers subscribing year around to be caught up on the local events.
What is the Leader?
The shark can die if it stops doing this.
What is swimming?
Based on police findings, he may have fell off the boat or pulled off and eaten by the shark.
Who is Ben Gardner?
He refuses to accept the shark is a problem, putting profit over people.
Who is Mayor Vaughn?
Because of this theme, the powers that be rather ignore the shark problem than address it.
What is Greed?
These individuals make it difficult for Chief Brody to do his job.
Who are the Selectmen?
After attacking a fishing boat, the shark lost this in the transom.
What is a tooth?
He never knew what hit him when the shark attacked from below.
Who is Alex Kintner?
He takes his responsibility to protect his town seriously, eventually shutting down the beaches, despite the push back from the powers that be.
Who is Chief Brody?
Hoopers arrival begins to challenge this theme in Brody.
What is masculinity?
What is Scotch?
It is not considered a villain since it attacks swimmers because of millions of years of this.
What is instinct?
Originally believed to have drowned until her remains washed up on shore.
Who is Chrissie Watkins?
He has his finger on the pulse of Amity and seems to always be one step ahead of the news.
Who is Harry Meadows?
This theme is represents a character becoming well rounded as they change and grow.
What is Character Development?
Amity is dependent on this so that the residents don't end up on welfare in the winter.
What are Summer Dollars?
Another name for a Great White.
What is Carcharodon carcharias?
Despite Officer Hendricks best efforts, he couldn't save this person who became victim number 3.
Who is Morris Cater?
The shark expert.
Who is Matt Hooper?
Brody and Hendricks are the only two on Amity that represent this theme in the novel.
What is Responsible?
For 12 weeks out of the year, the population balloons for 1000 to this.
What is 10,000?
According to Matt Hooper, this Great White shark is afraid of this.
What is nothing?
Summer months depress her as she feels like she is trapped having given up better way of life.
Who is Ellen Brody?
According to Harry Meadows, this local fisherman might be the answer to stopping the shark.
Who is Quint?
Under this theme, tensions brew between the residents and the wealthy vacationers.
What is Class Dynamics?