Character Relationship Map: Jaws 2

Characters

• Police Chief Martin Brody (played by Roy Scheider) — protagonist

  Dedicated law enforcement officer protecting Amity Island from shark threats.

• Mayor Larry Vaughn (played by Murray Hamilton) — supporting

  Politician who keeps beaches open for economic reasons despite shark threats.

• Len Peterson (played by Joseph Mascolo) — supporting

  Deputy police officer assisting Chief Brody in Jaws 2.

• Hendricks (played by Jeffrey Kramer) — supporting

  Deputy police chief assisting Chief Brody in Amity Island investigations.

• Marge (played by Martha Swatek) — minor

  Local resident in Jaws 2.

• Eddie Marchand (played by Gary Dubin) — minor

  Local youth encountering shark threats.

• Tina Wilcox (played by Ann Dusenberry) — supporting

  Teenager in Jaws 2.

• Tom Andrews (played by Barry Coe) — supporting

  Teenager in Jaws 2.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Hendricks → Mayor Larry Vaughn (Power Municipal Subordinate) — Hendricks operates within the municipal authority that replaces Brody.

  Hendricks takes over as Brody's replacement within the town's police structure after the council removes Brody.

• Eddie Marchand → Tina Wilcox (Romantic Teenage Couple) — Their romantic connection is established before the shark attack separates them.

  The plot identifies Eddie and Tina as a teenage couple whose boat becomes separated from the main group.

• Police Chief Martin Brody → Hendricks (Professional Police Colleagues) — They belong to the same police organization despite Brody's later removal.

  Hendricks is Brody's deputy, recovers the divers' camera, and later takes over as Brody's replacement.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Tina Wilcox → Marge (Social Shared Youth Group) — They are connected through the endangered group of young boaters.

  Tina is among the young people sailing in the same general boating crisis in which Marge travels with the group.

• Police Chief Martin Brody → Marge (Narrative Protector And Survivor) — Marge's death is part of the rescue crisis Brody attempts to resolve.

  Brody searches for the stranded youths, including Marge, and later finds the survivors at Cable Junction after Marge is killed saving Sean.

• Hendricks → Tina Wilcox (Alliance Evacuation Escort) — Hendricks helps move Tina away from the immediate danger.

  Hendricks is sent back toward shore with Tina after she confirms the shark attack to Brody.

• Tom Andrews → Eddie Marchand (Unknown Shared Victims) — Both are endangered by the same shark during separate attacks.

  Tom is attacked during the diving expedition, while Eddie is later killed during the shark's attack on the teenagers' boats.

• Tom Andrews → Police Chief Martin Brody (Narrative Indirect Informant) — Tom's medical emergency supplies indirect evidence supporting Brody's fears.

  Tom is evacuated by ambulance after encountering the shark, and Brody and his wife hear that something frightened the divers.

• Police Chief Martin Brody → Tina Wilcox (Alliance Rescue Contact) — Tina provides Brody with direct confirmation during the rescue operation.

  Brody finds Tina on the damaged boat, and she confirms the shark's presence before being sent back toward shore.

• Police Chief Martin Brody → Eddie Marchand (Narrative Protector And Victim) — Eddie's danger intensifies Brody's protective rescue mission.

  Brody launches a rescue search after learning that the teenagers went sailing, while Eddie is later killed when the shark attacks his boat.

• Mayor Larry Vaughn → Len Peterson (Alliance Economic Alignments) — Both resist Brody's attempt to make the shark threat an official priority.

  Vaughn opposes pressing the shark issue because of tourism and development concerns, while Peterson dismisses Brody's warning during the council proce...

• Police Chief Martin Brody → Len Peterson (Conflict Institutional Opponents) — Peterson helps undermine Brody's warning about the shark.

  Peterson dismisses Brody's photographic evidence at the town council meeting, after which the council votes to remove Brody as police chief.

• Police Chief Martin Brody → Mayor Larry Vaughn (Conflict Political Opponents) — Brody prioritizes public safety, whereas Vaughn prioritizes Amity's economic interests.

  Brody repeatedly raises the shark threat, while Vaughn urges him not to press the issue because tourism and development could suffer.

Story Analysis

Police Chief Martin Brody fights institutional denial and a renewed shark attack to protect stranded survivors.

Plot Progression

1. A Threat Beneath Amity — A new great white kills divers and attacks a water skier. Brody finds physical evidence, but the island's economic leadership resists his warning.
2. Evidence Against Authority — Brody's fear is publicly discredited after a false alarm, then confirmed by the recovered photographs. The town council removes him despite the evidence.
3. Youth Into Danger — The young boaters leave Amity while Tom Andrews encounters the shark underwater. Eddie is killed, proving that the danger has reached the sailing group.
4. The Broken Rescue — Brody and Hendricks organize a rescue, but the shark destroys the boats and overturns the patrol helicopter. The stranded youths lose their route back to shore.
5. Electric Endgame — Brody reaches Cable Junction as the shark attacks the survivors. He uses the underwater power cable to lure and electrocute the shark, leaving the survivors awaiting rescue.