The Old Man and the Sea and....Jaws?

Duh dum. Duh dum. Yes I am actually comparing The Old Man and the Sea to Jaws. Before the movie, Jaws was written by Peter Blenchley and I read it a couple of summers ago. Then while reading The Old Man and the Sea, I kept thinking of Jaws. However, that is probably not the right mind set to have while reading this novel. But I keep seeing comparisons and similarities, minus the whole shoveling chum into the water and man eating shark appearances. But the characters in Jaws have to sit in a boat and wait for Jaws to come near, so they can catch the shark. When Santiago is sitting in his boat, I keep thinking and waiting for a giant shark to attack that is never going to appear, as far as I know. Although, I am only about halfway through the book at this point. I just cannot get Jaws out of my mind while I am reading this novel. I can understand why, since I have both read and seen the movie Jaws. But I thought The Old Man and the Sea would be a fairly easy, simple read, and not make me think of sharks. A difference in the novels is Santiago is perfectly fine with being on the water; he is just disappointed in his lack of ability to catch enough fish. The men in Jaws were scared each day they had to go out and try to catch the shark, as they should be. Like I said, maybe I am just completely off on this whole idea and no one else agrees with me. I just thought this idea would be a good one to mention, as this is what I am thinking while reading this novel. I know a giant man eating shark is not going to attack Santiago and the boy, but I do kind of wish that would happen so at least something exciting would take place. If a shark attack occurred, the plot would be so much better. But I will continue reading on, hoping for some sort of action.