of relationships with others and with the self. The following works demonstrate that overarching theme, and all that it entails, perfectly. A novel that successfully demonstrates the power dynamic is Book One of the Bartimaeus Trilogy: The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud. It revolves around a young boy, Nathaniel, who is a magician’s apprentice in London. Adult magicians possess all the power in London, and in their households. In this novel, it is every magician’s duty to adopt an apprentice
stole the Amulet of Samarkand; an object more powerful and
movies is good vs. evil for example Spiderman vs. Green Goblin (Spider Man), Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader (Star Wars) or Autobots vs. Decepticons (Transformers) rarely is the conflict seen of Evil vs. Evil or Bad vs. Bad characters. In the Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud character Nathaniel is a 12 year old boy and is still innocent and more likeable than character Simon, but a closer look at the actions of Nathaniel reveals he is a troublesome and disobedient child whose actions result in
ticks Simon off. Then, Simon puts a spell on Nathaniel, and embarrasses himself and his master. Since then, Nathaniel has been focused on revenge. When he turns twelve, he summons a demon called Bartimaeus. Nathaniel charges him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand. Little does Nathaniel know that Simon was planning to use it to overthrow Mr. Rupert Devereaux, the Prime Minister, and the rest of the government. One day, Nathaniel charged Bartimaeus to spy on his master in the study, but Nathaniel is called