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73 pages 2 hours read

Diana Wynne Jones

Howl’s Moving Castle

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1986

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Essay Topics

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Discuss the repercussion of Howl’s contract with Calcifer. What does Howl gain through the contract? What does he lose?

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What significance does physical appearance have in Howl’s Moving Castle? Choose three scenes and analyze them for how appearances and changes in appearance affect the characters relationships with each other.

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How does Diana Wynne Jones use the real world and the world of Ingary together? In what ways does she juxtapose the different cultures, presence of magic, and accessibilities of each world?

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