They Cage the Animals at Night

Plot

Resolution

So after ??? had found Jennings, ??? took Jennings home. To find out what else happened in this book you have to read it.

Falling Action

Well Jennings loved it at the Daily's. But then one night he heard them over talking. But what were they talking about? So then the next day Jennings ran away from the Daily's. He ran away to the zoo. He lived in the zoo until one day he heard people coming. He popped his head out of the bushes and saw someone. Who was it?

Climax

Jennings thought he was finally done with the orphanages. He had Sal in his life teaching him life lessens. Everything was finally falling into place. Until it happened... this caused Jennings to be sent off to another orphanage. What was he going to do now?! Well he decided he was going to run away so he did. When the cops found him he was brought to the Daily's by officer Daily.

Rising Action

Author

Jennings could not get away from the orphanages. He kept getting sent back to them. His mother broke her promises. They could not stay in the same home. They moved constantly. What was he to do?

Introduction

Jennings Michael Burch

Jennings, the narrator, was taken to an orphanage, Home of the Angels, by his mother. He lived in Brooklyn, NY and that is where Home of the Angels was located also.

Characters

THE END

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Jennings

Written in 1st person.

Conflicts

• Narrator
• Main Character
• Strong Hearted

They Cage the Animals at Night

External

• Jennings was getting beaten by the nuns in the homes.
• He wouldn't have clothes to wear because his family was to poor. So therefor he was verbally bullied all of the time.

Internal & External

Internal

Fraizers & Dailys

Mark

Gene

Mom

• She was always getting sick and hurt therefor causing the family to separate.

Jerome

• They were both foster families for Jennings.
• They were both really nice.

• Jennings and Mark became friends at the first orphanage, Home of the Angels.
• Saw each other again at another orphanage.
• Mark died of a heart disease.

• older brother
• very sick
• teaches Jennings life lessens

• Jennings felt as if his mother did not love him.
• He always thought that he wasnt good eneough for his family.

Connections

• Younger brother

Stacy

George & Larry

• Met Jennings at the 1st orphanage, Home of the Angels.
• Saw each other again at a local park and became best friends.
• Jennings began to feel love for her.

Jordan Hahn

Ms. Abbott

• A lady from one of the orphanages.
• She called Jennings a bedwetter and then publically punished him.

• Older brothers
• alcoholics

Doggie

• A stuffed dog that went with Jennings everywhere.
• Sister Clair gave Jennings Doggie.

Walter

• very dedicated to school
• older brother

Sal

• bus/truck driver
• a father figure

• This book reminded me a lot of a book i read in 6th grade called "Orphan". Both the books were about being taken away from there family and put in abusive orphanages.
• When i was reading this book i realized that kids become orphans everyday. And we just don't realize it. Kids are abused and treated poorly. It is heartbreaking but true.

Opinions

1952

• This book was very sad and heart breaking.

1950

This book had a very broad timeline. It was based in the late 40's and early 50's.

Yonkers

Setting

1951

1949

Brooklyn

This books setting is located in various places all over NY. Jennings was moved from house to house and orphanage to orphanage.

Bronx

• I liked how it was a true story and was written in 1st person.

Theme

There were many themes of this book. The main theme was that you must stay positive throughout anything because good can come from that. Jennings stayed positive even though he was being abused and neglected.