2. 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
3. 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?
