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Originally Posted by ferretchucker
That's interesting that you guys all say that - the first thing I thought of when I read the thread title was Jaws. Fairly often I've heard that the novel was more a slapdash tale of an affair than the fantastic descent into madness in the film. From what I can gather, in the book the shark is merely there as a plot device as opposed to the central figure.
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Personally I think the lurking shark is a metaphor for a sneaky marine biologist, waiting in the dark ready to pounce (your wife).
I'm actually going to have a look around the net for any good dissecting reviews that might shed some light on my theories.