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You know, the thing about a shark, he's got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eyes.
— Jaws ‧ 1975
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The doll comparison makes the shark frightening through an absence of feeling. In Quint’s telling, the horror is a predator on which human appeals, courage and suffering make no impression.
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In context
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During a night of drinking aboard the Orca, Quint explains why he removed a tattoo associated with the USS Indianapolis. His recollection of waiting in shark-filled water moves from the men’s playful comparison of scars to an account of terror. The description of the shark’s eyes belongs to that speech, not to an encounter happening outside the cabin.
Sources (4)
- Jaws (film, 1975) — written scene source 1Night aboard the Orca: the USS Indianapolis speechReference checked
- Jaws (film, 1975) — written scene source 2Night aboard the Orca: the USS Indianapolis speechReference checked
- Jaws (film, 1975) — written scene source 3Night aboard the Orca: the USS Indianapolis speechReference checked
- Jaws (film, 1975) — written scene source 4Night aboard the Orca: the USS Indianapolis speechReference checked
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