Community of “Whiteness” in Jaws

Jaws is a superb horror film. It’s the kind that makes you lie in bed terrified that a shark will suddenly burst into your room — despite being in a building on land. Viewing a film as a child and then later as adult gives you different perspectives of parts or the whole of a film. Like a book, our experiences determine how and what we process. Viewing Jaws as an adult, particularly in today’s hyperaware racial climate, gives a new…