Freedom and Confinement Quotes in The Golem and the Jinni

The Jinni is probably the only creature that finds New York City confining, but he does what he can to break free of those figurative shackles of apartment life. Being out on the rooftops and having a pristine view of the sky is closer to desert life than being on the streets surrounded by buildings.

On the surface, it seems like the Rabbi is going to do something terrible, taking away the Golem's free will. But what if she doesn't want it anyway? If a slave wants to be a slave does that make enslavement okay?

The Jinni and Rihanna would not get along. For the Jinni, the umbrella is a symbol of how trapped he is in New York City, especially in the rain, which is the opposite of the desert heat.