Name: 雷門．西舍 (Lemn Sissay)：國家的孩子
Uploaded: 2012-10-24T15:00:52Z
Duration: 15 min
Description: 長久以來，被收養、領養和無依的兒童在文學中扮演了許多重要角色，從先知摩西、灰姑娘、孤鄒淚的奧利佛一直到最近的哈利波特都是。為什麼許多失去父母的孩子們總是被迫隱藏自己的身世？身為詩人與劇作家的雷門．西舍與我們分享他的感人故事。

長久以來，被收養、領養和無依的兒童在文學中扮演了許多重要角色，從先知摩西、灰姑娘、孤鄒淚的奧利佛一直到最近的哈利波特都是。為什麼許多失去父母的孩子們總是被迫隱藏自己的身世？身為詩人與劇作家的雷門．西舍與我們分享他的感人故事。

雷門．西舍 (Lemn Sissay)：國家的孩子

Society celebrates fictional fostered and orphaned children like Harry Potter and Cinderella, yet real children in care are too often hidden in shame. The journey from state care to adulthood can include isolation, loss of identity, and a struggle for dignity. One vivid story recounts a child shuffled through homes, wrongly imprisoned, and stripped of family roots. The true measure of a democracy is revealed in how it treats its most vulnerable child—the child of the state.