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A Heavy Burden: Growing Up and Growing Old in 'Howl's Moving Castle'

A Heavy Burden: Growing Up and Growing Old in 'Howl's Moving Castle'

Sudden old age is Sophie’s catalyst for a new life, and while each stage of life is different, it is the living that is the important part.

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By Alix Hudson

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The prospect of growing old terrifies us, though aging is inescapable. There is not a person who has lived who has evaded it, regardless of how hard we tr…

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