Find another text that represents British youth in the same way 'This Is England', 'White Girl' and 'About A Girl' do- in a short paragraph explain the links.
Misfits is about a group of British youths who have committed crimes and are now doing community service. As in the previous three texts we studied in class the Misfits group has no help from adults, no parents are seen to be helping them and their probation worker treats them like scum. The group are also very impressionable just like Shaun from 'This Is England' and Leah from 'White Girl', however the Misfits are misguided by powers, for example in one episode the group is brainwashed by a girl which makes them all act be good, by living by the rules of the bible, forcing identities upon them, this links to 'White Girl' because Leah chooses to change her religion and her parents react as though she's been brainwashed, stopping her from choosing her identity. One of the main links between these texts is that youths are rebellious, each individual from all four texts goes against what their parents/ society wish. Leah and Shaun rebel against their parents to create their own identities and separate lives, whilst the Misfits and girl from 'About A Girl' surpass societies expectations by either breaking the law or shocking the boundaries of what's right and wrong.
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