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Question 2

‘A time when the old secure framework of morality, authority and discipline disintegrated

        There has been much historical debate about whether the 60’s were good or bad for society, therefore I will try my best to try and explain.

        I believe that Source C can show that the 60’s youth had good morals, in the Source it says about their ‘thrusting ability’ that the Youth Icons were important to people, and that the Youth would behave in a positive manner, to be like their Icons. Wilson talks about Iconoclasm, that the youth had created, through looking up to Icons; this meant Britain’s culture could change for the better. If this hadn’t happened homosexuality and abortions may still not be allowed.  

        However, I believe the over exaggerated morality in the film Quadrophenia makes me feel obliged to agree with disintegrated morality; because of when Jimmy and his mates broke into the chemists to steal ‘blues’ for their seaside trip to Brighton. This shows a lack of morals. The film is based around Jimmy and is called Quadrophenia because Jimmy has a split personality like a Schizophrenic. However instead of two personalities it is four. Hence, the name Quad. This is emphasised when he takes drugs. However, Jimmy is a fictional character who stars in a film with over emphasised story of actual events made by The Who. This lessons the reliability that the youth in the 60’s lacked morality.

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        Quadrophenia again could show a lack of Authority in the 1960’s when the Mods and Rockers regularly travelled to seaside towns on a bank holiday weekend. This always caused trouble. Riots were regular in Brighton, Margate and Scarborough. Most Mods were in Scooter Clubs who travelled down after Scooter Rallies this meant large groups would go down together at once. During the riots, towns were vandalised, from smashed windows, to chairs being broken on the sea front. The police came in on horseback and were heavy handed. In the film, some of the rioters, from both sides are taken to ...

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