They were one of the two rival street gangs. Tony, the male lead, is a member of the Jets. The Sharks are first generation Puerto Ricans. The rivalry beween these two gangs reflects the rivalry between the Montagues and Capulets in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
The Jets are American and the Sharks not Sparks are Puerto Rican
The Jets are racists.
West Side Story.
Manhattan
There were no 'Hawkes' only 'the Jets' and 'the Sharks'
The Jets are American and the Sharks not Sparks are Puerto Rican
The Jets are racists.
The Jets are racists.
West Side Story.
Riff
Jastin saves maria from the jets
jets
The Sharks and the Jets
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Manhattan
her name was benny benny and the jets is a song by elton jhon that decribes this part of the west side story.
The jets were the Americans the Sharks were the puerto ricans