Jimmy is a 1960s London Mod portrayed in the film Quadrophenia who rebels against his dead-end job and strict parents through partying, dancing, scooter riding, and fighting with rival Rockers. He engages in anti-social behaviors like drug and alcohol use to escape his feelings of alienation. Jimmy has a strained relationship with his parents who disapprove of his lifestyle and culture, ultimately disowning him. The film captures the youth culture and spirit of its time through its portrayal of Jimmy and his relationships.

1. JIMMY QUADROPHENIA

2. JIMMY
Phil Daniels as Jimmy, a young 1960s London-based Mod who escapes from his dead-end job as a
mailroom boy by dancing, partying, taking amphetamines, riding his scooter, and brawling with the
motorcycle-riding Rockers.
Jimmy is a vulnerable and impressionable and the movie cleverly recreates both the period detail
and the sense of alienation that many teenagers suffer and the confusions of a young man coming
of age. Ultimately, Quadrophenia captures the zeitgeist perfectly. The fashion, the music and the
scene.

3. ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
Thought the film Jimmy is represented as the epitome of British youth culture partaking in
many anti social behaviourisms.
• Taking drugs
• Drinking
• Smoking
• Staying out late
• Partying
• Fighting

4. RELATIONSHIP TO HIS PARENTS
Jimmy often fights and argues with his parents constantly showing a bad relationship
between them. His farther disagrees with his youthal behavior and doesn't like him
staying out late at night. Jimmy feels that’s his parents don’t relate to him and don’t
understand his culture. Towards the end of the film his parents disown him and wont
let him return to the house after participating in the Brighton riots.

5. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER CHARACTERS