Vocab - The Bartimaeus Trilogy Many words in the english language are easy to pronounce, like “dog” or “cat”, but would you know how to pronounce “djinni”? I definitely did not, and throughout the book, Jonathan Stroud uses many foreign creatures derived from different cultures and languages that are used to describe many spirits and demons that live and breathe in the magical world of magicians. These creatures are what help magicians accomplish their goals and become remembered in history for completing a great accomplishment, that changes the magician world forever. Without all of these creatures, many magicians would be powerless. Because these creatures are so vital to the magical world, I researched the many different types of them mentioned in the book to see what kind of role they play in their world, and in ours. As mentioned in the introduction, one of the many creatures is a djinni. Examples of djinni would be Bartimaeus, Jabor, and Faquarl. These three characters can be summoned by magicians and complete the tasks that are assigned to them. A more broad version of djinni, is a jinn. In general, djinni are also shapeshifters so that others can not see them for who …show more content…
Underwood describes two classes of imps that they might use if the first one is successful when summoning. A natterjack impling, is described by Bartimaeus as “an unadventurous creature that affects the semblance and habits of a dull sort of toad” (Stroud 93). The other class that was described was a mouler, which is “even less exciting than a natterjack impling, were that possible” (Stroud 93). These references are vital to the story, because they show how much Mr. Underwood thinks of Nathaniel; how he underestimates him, which shows that he really knows nothing of Nathaniel's potential later on in the story. This urges Nathaniel to learn more on his own and summon on his own; creates a snowball effect of horrible