Homework Questions

Please complete tasks 1 – 3 for next week. We will work on tasks 4 & 5 in class

1) Create a mood board that illustrates the look of the Mods. Focus on clothes/music/attitude/culture;

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Create a mood board that illustrates the look of the Rockers. Focus on clothes/music/attitude/culture;

2) What are the defining characteristics of the Mods? What attitude did they have towards authority figures? (e.g. the Police, upper class snobs, parents..)

3) How is this attitude shown in Quadrophenia? Find examples of: Mods attitudes to older generation Older generation attitudes towards Mods

4) Quadrophenia deals with collective identity and personal identity. How does the film illustrate the collective identity of Mod culture? Find specific examples from the film that illustrate your point.

Jimmy personal identity. How does Jimmy change during the film? What do you think that this change symbolises?

5) Could you do a modern day version of Quadrophenia? Is there such a definable youth culture as the Mods today?

Stretch and Challenge Question: can you find specific examples of Deviance Amplification (Stanley Cohen) in the film Quadrophenia?