George Saunders Speech To The Graduates Of Syracuse

George Saunders's speech to the graduates of Syracuse was a mix of emotions. The speech is so different from the generic speeches usually heard at graduations. Saunders tells a good life lesson that we should work towards kindness over selfishness. He presents the story of a schoolmate named "Ellen" who was treated as an outcast. Saunders regrets acting mildly while another person suffered. He wants the Syracuse graduates to know that people often remember the kindness that others do for them. He tells students that kindness does come with age but, he want them to start the process of being kinder and more loving as soon as possible. George Saunders says that "do all other things, the ambitious things....in the direction of kindness." George