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The deep book peter benchley5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The plot of the novel had been germinating since he had read about a 4,550 lb. ![]() Jaws found him writing in some peculiar spacesįollowing the end of Johnson’s tenure as president, Benchley decided to devote himself to the idea that would eventually become Jaws. Johnson to work as a presidential speechwriter. His aptitude as a writer on political topics must have become apparent, because in 1967 he was hired by Lyndon B. He worked as a White House speechwriter for LBJĪfter stints at Harvard and in the Marine Corps Reserve, Benchley took a job as a reporter at the Washington Post. Discussing his most famous work later in life, he said, "the shark in an updated Jaws could not be the villain it would have to be written as the victim for, worldwide, sharks are much more the oppressed than the oppressors." 2. ![]() Apparently, he felt that his work had had an unnecessary negative impact on public perception of sharks, and he had hoped to rehabilitate their image and educate the public about their importance to the ecosystem. Benchley was perhaps best known in his later years for his nonfiction works about the ocean in general and sharks in particular. ![]()
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