The object of this study is a novel entitled Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. The novel was published in 1986 by Harper Collins publisher. It is the first book of The Land of Ingary trilogy, along with Castle in the Air and House of Many Ways. Howl’s Moving Castle has 232 pages and consists of 21 chapters in total. This novel is regarded as a fantasy novel since it features a strong presence of magic. Since magic is the key element of the novel, its presence has a strong connection with other elements of the novel, especially with the character. For that reason, this novel is selected as the object of the study since the present study focuses on analyzing the construction of major character’s identity in relation to the presence of
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Data Collection
The data were collected through reading and re-reading to the novel Howl’s Moving Castle by D.W. Jones several times. In the first reading, the writer tried to understand the overall story-line and the major issues. The second and afterward readings are focused on finding the elements of the novel that would be analyzed. Since the analyzed novel belongs to fantasy genre, the elements of the novel may include a number of features that only inherent to fantasy genre, such as: magical settings, magical character, magical passage, magical plot, and magical impact (Nikolajeva, 1988).
After that, the writer looked for the theories which were relevant to the subject. Because the presented study wanted to reveal how magic laws and functions of fantasy construct the identity of the character, the next reading focused on the existence of magic in the novel. It is important in order to find out the way story is constructed as fantasy fiction as well as its impact to the character’s identity. Regarding the character, it is limited to the major character only: Sophie Hatter. This character is chosen since she is the one whose fate has already been decided. However, she then experiences the appearance-changed because of the witch’s curse which impacts to the whole life of hers. Along the story, she is also described as a complex and dynamic character with various characteristics. Based on Morgan (2011) explanation, these qualities are important in order to analyze the development of
Data Collection
The data were collected through reading and re-reading to the novel Howl’s Moving Castle by D.W. Jones several times. In the first reading, the writer tried to understand the overall story-line and the major issues. The second and afterward readings are focused on finding the elements of the novel that would be analyzed. Since the analyzed novel belongs to fantasy genre, the elements of the novel may include a number of features that only inherent to fantasy genre, such as: magical settings, magical character, magical passage, magical plot, and magical impact (Nikolajeva, 1988).
After that, the writer looked for the theories which were relevant to the subject. Because the presented study wanted to reveal how magic laws and functions of fantasy construct the identity of the character, the next reading focused on the existence of magic in the novel. It is important in order to find out the way story is constructed as fantasy fiction as well as its impact to the character’s identity. Regarding the character, it is limited to the major character only: Sophie Hatter. This character is chosen since she is the one whose fate has already been decided. However, she then experiences the appearance-changed because of the witch’s curse which impacts to the whole life of hers. Along the story, she is also described as a complex and dynamic character with various characteristics. Based on Morgan (2011) explanation, these qualities are important in order to analyze the development of