This was because when a lot of teens watched or listened to something it became popular. The teenagers influenced singers like Paul Anka and Elvis Presley by listening to their music. Anka became a singer, and a composer. Anka was very popular.. He was loved by many parents because they thought he was a good boy. Presley was another popular singer he was the 50 's legend. He was described as "rock ability." He was the lead figure of rock n ' roll. Unlike Anka, Presley was hated by parents as they thought he was bad-mannered. Evelyn Greenberg said about a Presley concert, "A girlfriend and I skipped a class at university and that was a no-no in my house." This was the influence Presley had which parents were against. Teenagers watched movies in the theatres. Some popular movies were "Asphalt Jungle" and "All About Eve" which both had Marilyn Monroe in them. Monroe was a popular actress in the 50 's. In 1953 she was launched as a sex superstar symbol and caused teens to think it was okay to watch these movies, which then caused them to think it was okay to indulge in adultery. The entertainment impacted Canada because due to the teens entertainment we now watch movies and listen to music as well, however we don’t listen to the same music as the teens did in the 50 's. Our entertainment also has many influences such as the influence of our age and friends. The entertainment led to …show more content…
The rebels put restrictions on theatres, making gangs and getting divorced. Bob Clark says, "...We had all sorts of restrains on business, family and community." Teens in Quebec were banned to go to any theatre. Less than a third of the movies were appropriate. "Blackboard Jungle" got parents, educators and lawyers very angry, due to the violence. Teenagers were influenced violence was appropriate. The movie was banned by film boards. Teenagers started to make gangs. As the amount of gangs increased the delinquency increased 25 percent. Arrests nearly doubled. For the first time police began to document gangs. A lawyer reported teenage boys caught the eye of police. The culture began to make people wanted for robbery and murder. The uniform of rebellions got banned. The restriction of divorces, was because it was said it caused teenagers began to be rebels and was sinful. Firstly divorces were banned in Montreal. Drunkenness, insanity, cruelty, or desertion were situations when couples weren 't allowed to get divorced. Thereafter under the catholic law in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador couples were prohibited from getting divorced under any circumstances. The parliament received 400 divorce appeals. During the 50 's 75 % more people wanted a divorce. In 1959 the government adopted a no fault