Freedom and Confinement Quotes in The Golem and the Jinni

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

Together they lay until dawn, the Golem caught inside Michael's arms, counting the minutes as they passed. (22.136)

Look at that word choice: "caught inside Michael's arms." For the Golem, marriage isn't all she thought it would be—it's confining.

Quote #11

By all accounts, the jinn under Sulayman's rule loved their master and accepted his yoke joyfully. At least, by all human accounts. The jinn tell their own tales, and in them Sulayman is an enslaver. (22.185)

Of course the enslaver will tell everyone that his slaves are happy. It's like Song of the South Syrian-style.