" Sal," I cried. " You came for me. You came for me." " Yes I did son." He hugged me tightly. " Well, I'll be," Officer Daily said. " How did you know he'd be here?" Sal Laughed. " I know my son," he said. He tried wiping some of the tears streaming down my face. These quotes came out of the end of the book called They Cage the Animals at Night By Jennings Michael Burch. It shows that …showed first 75 words of 670 total…

…showed last 75 words of 670 total…do the right thing and that makes Sal the most influential person in Jennings' life. Sal is always there for Jennings, he shows him what it means to have a father, and he teaches him about love and friendship. Sal meets all of Jennings emotional needs. He is only person that Jennings can depend on and trust. Everybody needs someone like Sal to depend on and have in his or her life all the time.