L'istinto, la predazione. "Jaws" di Peter Benchley

The article analyzes Peter Benchley’s Jaws as an eco-horror novel, highlighting the differences between the literary work and Spielberg’s film adaptation. The article emphasizes how the novel portrays the shark in a documentary-like manner, devoid of evil, driven solely by natural instinct. In contrast, humanity emerges as predatory and morally compromised. The novel thus becomes a vehicle for reflecting on the relationship between humans, nature, and the representation of the non-human other.