![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Men Don't Cry: Several times Jennings is berated for crying.Malicious Misnaming: Jennings' name gets turned into "Jenny" by bullies.Due to his sensitivity being deemed effeminate, Jennings is bullied by other boys at the orphanage from the get-go. Gendered Insult: Due to the time period and the immature nature of kids, this occurs often. ![]() Ear Ache: Near the start, a nun yanks Jenning out of his chair by the ear.He doesn't know his birthday or even his exact age. Doesn't Know Their Own Birthday: Jennings' friend Mark has lived in orphanages his entire life.Denied Food as Punishment: On his first day at the orphanage, Jennings sits without being told to and as a result is denied breakfast.Jennings shuffled around from foster home to foster home, some experiences good and some horrifying, until he was reunited with his family. She told him that she'd be "right back," but that wasn't true. Jennings was not told of this and didn't know he was being left in an orphanage until after he was already put in the orphanage. Jennings' mother was forced to give him up for several years due to health issues. It tells of his experience at an orphanage, and later foster homes, in the late 1940s and early 1950s. They Cage the Animals at Night is a 1984 autobiographical novel by Jennings Michael Burch. ![]()
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