Theme:

   A life lesson I learned from the short novel "The Djinn Who Lives Between Night and Day" by Bruce Holland Rogers is that some people may have a bad reputation but can still do good for people. 

   This theme applies to this short story because Tayab had a bad reputation for getting people into trouble and tricking them into situations they didn't want to be in.  For example Tayab lied to the woman telling her he would return her children to life.  Also Al-faq tricked the husband telling him his wife and children were dead but he would return them back to life.  Although he lied to the husband he then sent a villager to the sea to care for him. 

   This theme applies to my life because sometimes people with bad reputations and that do bad things can also make good happen.  The lies they tell will lead to the better in the future.  That is how this theme applies to my life.