The only associatation I had with Coraline before reading this book was seeing the commercial for the movie. I remember when it came out because it struck me as an odd looking movie. It was in 3D and Coraline appeared quite strange. I did not want to see the movie, but now that I have read the book I would like to watch it. It seems that every movie made after a book is different in ways. I would like to see how the movie director portrayed the book. The book can be classified as a dark fantasy book. I typically do not like these type books, but I enjoyed this one. It seemed to have a meaning behind it that the author, Neil Gaiman, is trying to portray to the readers. I believe he is telling the reader to be thankful for what you have.
While reading Coraline the scene where she meets the cat in her other world for the first time struck me as my notable moment. Unlike in the real world this cat could talk. “There was something irritatingly self-centered about the cat, Coraline decided. As if it were, in its opinion, the only thing in any world or place that could possibly be of any importance. Half of her wanted to be very rude to it; the other half of her wanted to be polite and deferential. The polite half won.”
I liked the cat because it seemed to be the only character that really cared about her in the other world. The other mother and other father appeared to in the beginning of the book, but when Coraline discovers the truth about her other parents they are awful creatures. The cat also reminded me of the phoenix from The Phoenix and the Carpet. Both are willing to help, but both are also very cocky. It is interesting that a cat can actually be found in normal life, but can talk in the other world. I have a cat and my cat acts exactly like this! Now she can’t talk, but you must be polite to her or she will run off. My cat appears to have a cocky air about her as well.
The other world and other family Coraline found seemed nice at first, but they quickly changed. Coraline was bored with her normal life and was desperate for some sort of entertainment. Although she wished for these things in the end it was not what she wanted after all. Through the journey Coraline and the reader learns that you should be careful for what you wish for and to appreciate what you have. Coraline wanted nothing more in the other world to find her parents and get her old life back. Once Coraline and her parents returned home and were released from the other mother, things seemed different between them. There was a realization by both her parents and Coraline that both need to change their ways because no one is really happy.
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