The monster that I will be examining in my exhibit is the "jinn (demon)" from The Thousand and One Nights. More specifically, I have chosen to examine the demon's depiction in "The Story of the Fisherman and the Demon." The passage is one of the stories that Shahrazed tells King Shahrayar at night to keep him in suspense and prevent him from executing her. It follows the narrative framework of multiple stories within a story. The passage I will be examining is on page 624 beginning at line "Then the fisherman..." and ending with line "When the fisherman saw him...". The passage describes the fisherman finding a "large long-necked brass jar with a lead stopper bearing the mark of a seal ring” (Puchner 624). When he opens the jar, the captive demon emerges out of it and his appearance and character is described in vivid detail. The demon threatens to kill the fisherman because he’s angry about being locked up in the bottle for so long. However, the fisherman tricks the demon by convincing him to get back into the bottle. While the demon is back inside, the fisherman tells him multiple stories to convince him to spare his life if he lets him back out. In the end, the demon agrees to make a pact to spare the fisherman’s life and provide him with riches if he lets him go. To demonstrate the significance of my monster, the primary medieval artifact that I will be examining is a brass long-necked ewer that represents the jar in the story. The jar relates to the significance of the demon because it represents his confinement and that despite being a powerful monster, the demon is human-like in his ability to be deceived and respond rationally to the fisherman's threats and negotiations.