Summary Of 'My Amendment' By George Saunders

Within the scope of Gay rights, same-sex marriage has been widely debated as a controversial issue as to whether or not marriage is a constitutional right for all individuals. For some, the idea that same sex couples have the same matrimonial benefits as heterosexual couples has been purely a question of civil rights. Others have seen same-sex marriage as a moral question, and concluded that such union violates traditional matrimonial values based on religious beliefs. The subject matter of legal benefits and the creation of family have also been at the center of this controversial debate. In “My Amendment” by George Saunders he tries to convey his logic behind same sex marriage and how it’s perceived in society. Saunders uses numerous literary

Saunders convey his text in such a way that it allows one to see the absurd depictions that society has created social norms, but a large percent of society doesn’t fit these expectations. The verbal irony in “My Amendment” helps express Saunders strategy to reach the reader in a way that gets them to think about the oppression that gay couples face in society.” To tell the truth, I feel that, in the interest of moral rigor, it is necessary for us to go a step further, which is why I would like to propose a supplementary constitutional amendment (Saunders1). The word play that Saunders decides to use in his text highlights his true feelings of things he feels should be granted to gay couples based on human rights no matter the lifestyle they decide to live. The reference to the constitution helps one to understand that your constitutional rights should play out over any other factors, simply stating one is human and was born with certain rights. This helps to display the verbal irony of Saunders position on this topic. However, there are others who are in objection to this belief. The spiritual connection that this topic clashes with is heavily debated. Dennis and Lepine introduce the religious ideas in their article; “Some have even suggested that God made them as homosexuals. While the impact of nature vs. nurture can be debated, God makes it

Saunders uses technique such as ethos and pathos to speak out at the reader and drop hints though his satire. “Then I ask myself, Is this truly what God had in mind?”(Saunders). Saunders applies to the emotional side of the reader to appeal his views on how absurd the hype of same sex marriage shouldn’t be a social destruction, but should be left up to the couple who is in that situation. Marriage is both ubiquitous and central. All across our country, in every culture, race, social class and community people get married. For many if not most people marriage is not an invaluable matter. It is a key to the pursuit of happiness, and some people want to ensure their happiness with the individual they made that connection with through marriage. To be told “You cannot get married” is thus to be excluded from one of the most traditional values of the American lifestyle. The scale that Saunders created in his text applies to this because the national tradition or marriage is being affected by sex and not viewed through love which is what accounts for a