In 2004, Hayao Miyazaki, one of the creators of Studio Ghibli, and a genius when it came to adapting and directing movies, adapted the book Howl’s Moving Castle. Based on 1986 British novel by Diana Wynn Jones, the book is very common within the guidelines of an “English fantasy novel”. Howl's Moving Castle has a light hearted, simple narration of a chapter book for older kids and younger teenagers. After all, when it was published it won honorable mentions for the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and the American Library Association (ALA) Award. It has also received a Best of the Best selection in Young Adult fiction by the ALA, which gave Miyazaki a favourite movie to work on, given his previous adaptations. Miyazaki, though trying to stick to the original story, always brings his own ideas and point of view to the story.…show more content… The story begins with introducing the main character, Sophie. Though many things she’s pretty and has all the potential in the world, Sophie thinks very low of herself. Throughout her life, Sophie believed all of the clichés she has been told about being the eldest child; seeing as she’s being told she will amount to nothing marvelous. As an example, Sophie believes that it is inevitable that her youngest sister Martha has the potential and the power to set forth on a journey of her own; getting fame and fortune while all Sophie has is a steady-paying
