One quote to support this claim is ‘“ I was walking away when I realized he said our.’” This shows that Laurence Yep, learned that his father loved him because they both worry and as a team to accomplish killing the rat. It says in the text “And suddenly I began to understand all the trophies and medals in our living room. They were more than awards for sports each prize was a sign that my father belonged to America.” This shows Laurence was understanding how sports were very close to dad and how dad loved him no matter what. This is making Laurence Yep learn more details about his father. It states in the text “ I couldn’t have been prouder if we’d built a whole fort together.” This illustrates that Laurence was very proud he is realizing his father loves him lots, also when he need him he is always there for him. Father is changing, and showing how much he loves him. Therefore Laurence yep is realizing his dad does love him no matter what