Quadrophenia

How is youth culture represented in Quadrophenia?

in my media class we have been looking at the representation of youth culture in the media. we watch a yuth culture film and then write up an essay on how the media represents young people, we then apply some media theorists to support the films idea and representation on youth culture. here is a sample of my essay on the movie 'Quadrophenia':

In the 1960’s there was a very popular split between the youth culture in that they either identified themselves as mods or rockers. Mods are young people who tend to show themselves as very stylish. The women who identified themselves as mods would typically pick out outfits that they had seen in magazines, they would buy the material they needed and recreate the look. The young men wear tailored suits that are slim fitted, they as short haircuts and they were always well groomed, all of their transports was either lambretta’s or Vespa’s, they would sometimes get involved with drugs. Most of the mods looks were inspired by European fashion. However, in contrast to the mods, the rockers were identified as wearing a lot of leather, especially leather jackets and big biker boots. They are also known for their loud motor bikes and there heavy drinking. Both youth cultural identities were seen as odd to the older generation as they did not understand there mod identity. This is because the 1960’s was post war therefore the older generation would have been young at the time during the war resulting in them not having much experience and time during their youth. this then represents the young people to be very rebellious to  what there parents dressed and acted when they were in there youth