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Jaws Science Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Jaws.

Quote #7

HOOPER: Mr. Vaughn, what we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, an eating machine. It's really a miracle of evolution. All this machine does is swim and eat and make little sharks.

This nifty simplification of what a shark is has been a thorn in the side of every shark conservationist since 1975. But it demonstrates that Hooper thinks of the shark in terms of natural instincts, evolution, etc.

Quote #8

QUINT: Nowadays, these kids, they bring everything. Radar, sonar, electric toothbrushes. […] Yeah, that's real fine expensive gear you brought out here, Mr. Hooper! 'Course I don't know what that bastard shark's gonna do with it. Might eat it, I suppose.

Quint's dismissive of Hooper's super-scientific, Jacques Cousteau-like approach to catching the shark. Is he right? Is he just being stubborn and territorial? What in his experience might make him suspicious of technology?

Quote #9

QUINT: Hooper, what exactly can you do with these things of yours?

Contrast this quote with Quote #8 about radar, sonar, electric toothbrushes, etc. Why is Quint suddenly so willing to try out Hooper's scientific gear? See: Real men can admit they're wrong.