"Danny in the back seat wants a cup a water": Musings on America, Steinbeck, and the Child

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Steinbeck Review Pub Date : 2019-06-12 DOI:10.5325/steinbeckreview.16.1.v

Barbara A. Heavilin, Cecilia S. Donohue

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Cheryl K. Chumley of the Washington Times reported that “the July cover of Time Magazine will show a picture of a stern-faced President Donald Trump staring down and towering over a little crying migrant girl, . . . in white letters against the red-colored cover: ‘Welcome to America.’ Seriously,” Chumley opines, “it’s a magazine edition that would make the Kim Jong-uns of the world very, very proud. Time announced its July edition on Twitter this way: ‘time’s new cover: A reckoning after Trump’s border separation policy. What kind of country are we?’” The answer is troubling. With refugee children dying from improper care on our southern borders; others separated from their parents, often with slim hopes of being reunited; detained children reportedly held in cages or “tent cities” with no books or toys; and a president more bizarrely fixated on building a wall of questionable value than on the plight of human beings—more appropriately designated refugees rather than migrants—who flee from oppression, war, and persistent and unrelenting poverty in their countries of origin. One image is particularly bothersome: a reporter for the Associated Press in McAllen, Texas, “said she . . . saw officials at the facility scold a group of 5-yearolds for playing around in their cage, telling them to settle down. There are no toys or books. But one boy nearby wasn’t playing with the rest. . . . He was “Danny in the back seat wants a cup a water”: Musings on America, Steinbeck, and the Child

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“坐在后座上的丹尼想要一杯水”：美国、斯坦贝克和孩子的沉思

《华盛顿时报》的谢丽尔·k·查姆利报道说:“《时代》杂志7月的封面将展示一张唐纳德·特朗普总统表情严肃的照片，他俯视着一个哭泣的小移民女孩，……红色封面上用白字写着:“欢迎来到美国。”“说真的，”查姆利认为，“这是一个杂志版，会让全世界的金正恩们非常、非常自豪。《时代》周刊在推特上这样宣布7月刊:《时代》周刊新封面:特朗普边境分离政策后的清算。我们是一个什么样的国家?’”答案令人不安。在我们的南部边境，难民儿童因照顾不当而死亡;还有一些人与父母失散，团聚的希望往往渺茫;据报道，被拘留的儿童被关在笼子或“帐篷城”里，没有书或玩具;这位总统更奇怪地专注于建造一堵价值可疑的墙，而不是关注人类的困境——更恰当地说是难民，而不是移民——他们逃离了原籍国的压迫、战争和持续不断的贫困。有一张图片特别令人讨厌:一位美联社记者在德克萨斯州麦卡伦说:“她说……看到一群5岁的孩子在笼子里玩耍，收容所的工作人员斥责他们，让他们安静下来。没有玩具或书。但是附近的一个男孩没有和其他人一起玩. . . .他是“后座上的丹尼想要一杯水”:《美国、斯坦贝克和孩子的沉思》

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期刊介绍： Steinbeck Review is an authorized publication on the life and works of American novelist John Steinbeck (1902–1968). It publishes scholarly articles; notes; book and performance reviews; creative writing; original artwork; and short intercalary pieces offering fresh perspectives, including notes on contemporary references to Steinbeck, discussions of the contexts of his work, and an occasional poem. Steinbeck Review has a threefold mission of broadening the scope of Steinbeck criticism, promoting the work of new and established scholars, and serving as a resource for Steinbeck teachers at all levels.