Ross Douthat The Marriage Ideal Analysis
Keneshia Estime
Homosexual Rights
Professor Rowland
"I do" is the simplest complete sentence in the English language that most people in love yearn to hear. "I do" epitomizes one of the most universal desires of mankind;marriage. Traditionally to most, marriage is the union between a man and woman with the intentions of procreating and rearing of children in a family. However, there is no such thing as a traditional marriage. For a plethora of centuries, marriages were arranged for the woman's benefit, love was omitted, and polygamy was normal. To a man born in the 18th century, a monogamous marriage between a man and a woman could be unnatural, but that is not how time has evolved. Today in America and many other countries, marriage is just an emblem of love. Hence the reason two people of any sex should have the right to marry. …show more content…
In the 15th century, some people vowed together for political reasons. King Henry VII of England married Elizabeth of York with the hopes of appeasing both rival dynasties. In the past, marrying at fourteen was acceptable; today in the twentieth century that is irrational and proves traditions have been revolutionized and everyone has the right to marry. In Ross Douthat's "The Marriage Ideal", she emphasized the fact that "traditional marriages" is no longer an accepted term. "There is no such thing as traditional marriage. Given the prevalence of modern and ancient examples of family arrangements based on polygamy, communal child-rearing, the use of concubines and mistresses and the commonality of prostitution, heterosexual monogamy can be considered "unnatural” in evolutionary terms" (Douthat, NY
Homosexual Rights
Professor Rowland
"I do" is the simplest complete sentence in the English language that most people in love yearn to hear. "I do" epitomizes one of the most universal desires of mankind;marriage. Traditionally to most, marriage is the union between a man and woman with the intentions of procreating and rearing of children in a family. However, there is no such thing as a traditional marriage. For a plethora of centuries, marriages were arranged for the woman's benefit, love was omitted, and polygamy was normal. To a man born in the 18th century, a monogamous marriage between a man and a woman could be unnatural, but that is not how time has evolved. Today in America and many other countries, marriage is just an emblem of love. Hence the reason two people of any sex should have the right to marry. …show more content…
In the 15th century, some people vowed together for political reasons. King Henry VII of England married Elizabeth of York with the hopes of appeasing both rival dynasties. In the past, marrying at fourteen was acceptable; today in the twentieth century that is irrational and proves traditions have been revolutionized and everyone has the right to marry. In Ross Douthat's "The Marriage Ideal", she emphasized the fact that "traditional marriages" is no longer an accepted term. "There is no such thing as traditional marriage. Given the prevalence of modern and ancient examples of family arrangements based on polygamy, communal child-rearing, the use of concubines and mistresses and the commonality of prostitution, heterosexual monogamy can be considered "unnatural” in evolutionary terms" (Douthat, NY