Most people who watch films and read stories would say that the movie adaptation is frequently different from the book. The fantasy novel, Howl’s Moving Castle, by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986 by Greenwillow Books of New York, is no exception to this statement. Sophie, the main character, is the eldest of three daughters and “In the land of Ingary…it is quite a misfortune to be born the eldest,” (Jones 1). Early in the tale, she gets transformed into an old lady by a spell that is cast by the Witch of the Waste. The only way for her to rid herself of this awful spell would be to find an always-moving castle in the hill whose owner was the powerful wizard Howl. She forms a secret contract with Howl’s fire demon
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During the climax, Sophie is the first to go face the witch at her magical castle, but was quickly overpowered and captured. Soon afterwards, Howl arrives at the scene and defeats the witch, but her demon tactfully hides in another vessel. Losing its human vessel, it hides in an inanimate object within Howl’s own castle and seeks to capture Howl’s body, by taking his heart. Howl’s heart is in possession with Calsifer because of the contract between them. The demon isn’t quick enough to capture Howl’s heart because Sophie quickly returns Howl’s heart back into his body using magic and thereby releasing Calsifer and Howl of their contract. With his heart returned Howl destroys the dead witch’s heart by using a powerful spell, and the evil demon is defeated. By having this type of climax the author allowed the reader to get a clear understanding to how the conflict of the story resolved. Upon the resolution of the novel, everything is resolved and the main characters get a happy
During the climax, Sophie is the first to go face the witch at her magical castle, but was quickly overpowered and captured. Soon afterwards, Howl arrives at the scene and defeats the witch, but her demon tactfully hides in another vessel. Losing its human vessel, it hides in an inanimate object within Howl’s own castle and seeks to capture Howl’s body, by taking his heart. Howl’s heart is in possession with Calsifer because of the contract between them. The demon isn’t quick enough to capture Howl’s heart because Sophie quickly returns Howl’s heart back into his body using magic and thereby releasing Calsifer and Howl of their contract. With his heart returned Howl destroys the dead witch’s heart by using a powerful spell, and the evil demon is defeated. By having this type of climax the author allowed the reader to get a clear understanding to how the conflict of the story resolved. Upon the resolution of the novel, everything is resolved and the main characters get a happy