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A sociological look at JAWS

and slides to his doom right into the sharks awaiting mouth. With this the shark slides back into the depths.Brody begins to panic and starts to think of what he needs to do next. He finds himself trapped inside the boats cabin as its going down. Just when things couldnt get any worse the shark crashes in through the window. Thinking quickly Brody shoves a tank of compressed air in the sharks mouth and succeeds in fighting it off. At this point the ship is almost completely submerged and Brody scrambles to get as high out of the water as he can. He finds his way to the crows nest with a rifle he has found onboard and as the shark makes a final pass Brody manages to shoot the tank of compressed air and blow it and the shark to pieces. As Brody rejoices and breathes a sigh of relief Hooper surfaces and the two begin their swim back to shore on a makeshift raft.The groups that present themselves in this movie are great for psychological examples. We begin with the island itself and the inhabitants. I think that being an island that automatically unites them but the fact that the island is a seasonal attraction brings them all together to achieve a common goal, which is and based on the tourist business. I believe that Amity Island is a great example of a hybrid between primary and organizational groups.The relationship between the Mayor and Sheriff Brody isnt very strong right off the bat. Even though Brody has just moved to the island and this is his first summer he can see right through the mayor. Their utilitarian relationship evident through out the first half of the movie.The bond that is created between Hooper and Brody is a strong brotherly one that begins almost immediately. Between Brodys desperation for, not only help but also for some one to be able to grasp the situation he is in combined with the excitement and enthusiasm of Hooper is what makes the relationship work so well. Even though they are driven by diffe...

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