Blog 9

Overview of Critical Approach

         In “Howl’s Moving Castle”, there are two mean characters Sophie Hatter and Wizard Howl, and I think there are Monomyth Approaches in the book. Of cause not all 12 archetype version are there, but Pearson’s theory of archetypes would really help me to understand the critical approach for the book.

         Sophie is an Innocent who tries back to young, and then she finds out her lover. Howl is Magician who can change the world and against his teacher Ms Suliman for the war. If I use the Monomyth structure for my reading process, in the beginning, Sophie was caused by the Witch of the Waste that is The Call to Adventure. When she enters into the moving castle, that is the Crossing of the First Threshold. When Sophie deals with Calcifer, she works as a clean lady for Howl, in the time they have lived together, it likes the Road of Trials. And there are some Woman as Temptress for Howl.

         At the end, there are some The Magic Flight, and Freedom to Live.