Editing Quadrophenia (section)

== Plot ==
[[File:Brighton Beach on a perfect day - geograph.org.uk - 444700.jpg|thumb|200px|The second half of ''Quadrophenia'' takes place on and around [[Brighton|Brighton Beach]].]]
The original release of ''Quadrophenia'' came with a set of recording notes for reviewers and journalists that explained the basic story and plot.{{sfn|Marsh|1983|p=420}}

The narrative centres on a young working-class [[mod (subculture)|mod]] named Jimmy. He likes drugs, beach fights and romance,{{sfn|Neill|Kent|2002|p=317}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-04-03 |title=Forty years ago pictures of Mods and Rockers shocked polite society. |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/forty-years-ago-pictures-of-mods-and-rockers-shocked-polite-society-but-were-they-staged-by-the-press-5354522.html |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> and becomes a fan of the Who after a concert in [[Brighton]],<ref name=sleeve>{{cite AV media notes|title=Quadrophenia (1996 CD remaster)|publisher=Polydor|id=531 971-2|pp=2–4}}</ref> but is disillusioned by his parents' attitude towards him, dead-end jobs and an unsuccessful trip to see a [[psychiatrist]].{{sfn|Neill|Kent|2002|p=317}} He clashes with his parents over his use of [[amphetamines]],<ref name=sleeve /> and has difficulty finding regular work and doubts his own self-worth,{{sfn|Marsh|1983|p=419}} quitting a job as a [[dustman]] after only two days.<ref name=sleeve /> Though he is happy to be "one" of the mods, he struggles to keep up with his peers, and his girlfriend leaves him for his best friend.{{sfn|Neill|Kent|2002|p=317}}

After destroying his scooter and contemplating suicide, he decides to take a train to Brighton, where he had enjoyed earlier experiences with fellow mods. However, he discovers the "Ace Face" who led the gang now has a menial job as a [[bellboy]] in a hotel.{{sfn|Neill|Kent|2002|p=317}} He feels everything in his life has rejected him, steals a boat, and uses it to sail out to a rock overlooking the sea.<ref name=sleeve /> On the rock and stuck in the rain, he contemplates his life. The ending is left ambiguous as to what happens to Jimmy.{{sfn|Neill|Kent|2002|p=317}}