They Cage The Animals At Night Analysis

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In the Nonfiction book, They Cage The Animals At Night, a young boy named Jennings had to overcome many barriers. He was put in horrible positions throughout his whole childhood that involved love and loss. These tough times made him different. It made him stronger and it made him weaker. In the end, Jennings survived to tell his amazing story. There are many times in the book where Jennings is having a hard time but makes a vow to himself to not show his feelings. This is called being stoic. At one point in the book, Jennings is put in his first orphanage, Home of the angles. He meets a boy about the same age as him named Mark. Mark was a portly boy, this caused him to get picked on a lot by a bully named Butch. He would go around with followers and bully them. On page 15, Butch goes up to Jennings and Mark while they were playing tic-tac toe. He says to Mark “What are you laughing at fatso?” Even though Mark is still hurt, he remains stoic. Butch starts to pick on both…show more content…
Jennings and Sal met when Jennings was on his way to school at St. Michaels. Both bonded over the fact that they had both been in orphanages and foster homes. They immediately became friends. On page 169, Jennings mentions that it was two days before his birthday. Then, right after Sal gives him the news about him being transferred to the Bronx, to drive a different bus. At first Jennings feels sad but is too surprised to react. He shakes Sals hand and walk off the bus. I would think that this experience is what I would call stoic because, he doesn't show any emotion. He hides it all. It was not until 30 seconds later, when he saw the bus roll down the street when he realized what just happened. Then he started crying. Jennings later dealt with this issue by running away to go find Sal on page 172. To enable himself to keep looking for Sal was the help of Doggie, and staying at the
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