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 =Bob B. = Setting in Coraline

Coraline has a few major settings. First was the house, the house that wasn’t fake and manipulated by the other mother. That was the real world and was where she was bored and her parents only cared about work.That was why Coraline liked the other mother and the other father because they were exciting and fun and did things that appealed to her. A good setting quote is “It was a very old house-it had an attic under the roof and a cellar under ground and a overgrown garden with huge old trees in it”The next setting is thee manipulated world, where the other mother and other father live.It appears to be the best place Coraline has ever been to,and the people that shared the flat were fun and exciting. Which kept Coraline coming back,even though it wasn’t a good idea. Another setting is the out side of the flat were Coraline has to find the souls of the children. This is my favorite setting because the way The garden isn’t actually how it looks Coraline looks through the amulet and can see what the garden actually looks like a torn up disgusting Garden.Some of the plot is the challenge that Coraline offered to The Other Mother. And where This is were other mother is challenged by Coraline in the kitchen. This is where the other mother offers Coraline to sow buttons on her eyes

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=Brooke on Characterization= Slideshow

=Eve F.D. on Setting = For the book //Coral // //ine, //  my literary element was setting. Setting plays a major role in C //oralin // e because it’s the time, place, physical details in which a situation occurs and specific things happen. Setting usually includes the background and atmosphere where the main character lives. In this case, it’s Coraline and her parallel world.

Theme is another element, which can affect setting. The themes of a book are the big ideas, topics, and issues that the story focuses on. Theme helps make the characters come alive in the story. In //Coraline // , two themes are to be brave and to trust yourself with all of your decisions.

One quote from //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coraline // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> that shows setting is, "Then she opened the bedroom door. The gray, predawn lights showed her the whole of the corridor, completely deserted." This quote shows what Coraline sees when she walks out of her room. In this part of the story, Coraline see's her other mother's hand that followed her into her world. Theme is directly connected to setting for other reasons too. When the theme is made the setting revolves around it, not the other way around. If the theme is “bravery,” then the setting would have to be a place where she could prove her braveness. Slideshow

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gabe F. = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Slideshow = = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ishara S. = There were tons of characters in the book Coraline and they are all different., For example, two very different characters are Coraline and her mother. Her mom hates the dirt, and she is very strict and (well at least I think so) boring. Coraline never minds getting dirty and messy and loves to explore. She can be very exciting (once again, this is from my point of view). Another example, is Miss Spink and Miss Forcible. They are very similar and have been good friends for years. They used to have a career as actors, and can now see the future and became a little wacky (that one is not in my opinion, they are really wacky). These are examples of very different and very similar characters. Different personalities are important because without them everyone would be the same, and it would be a very boring world. Even if they were all very daring and adventurous, it would not matter because everyone would be that way, and it would still be boring. In fact, if there was one different person who was scared of pretty much everything and had a job as a librarian, he would probably be the most exciting person in the world. It takes different personalities to make an interesting story. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Slideshow

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ori G. on Plot = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Coraline, //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> the plot begins with the main story about a girl who finds a parallel universe in which she has to find her real parents. She discovers things aren’t always what they seem. This begins when she moves into an old house that is said to be haunted. Once she finds out about the door while exploring, she comes across her //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">other mother. //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coraline starts to fall into the other mother’s trap. By the middle of book,she realizes the other mother’s intentions and starts to rebel. She and the other mother start to have problems.

The conflicts cause Coraline to make a deal with the other mother that she will be free. The deal also includes the freedom of people that the other mother has trapped if Coraline can find the children's souls and find her parents. Even though she is successful in finding the souls and her parents, she knows the other mother wouldn’t play fair. She, therefore, tricks the other mother into opening the door in order to get through it. After she gets through the door, life goes back to normal. There are signs, however, that the other mother is trying to get the key back from Coraline. Coraline doesn’t completely know what is happening, but she senses something or someone is following her. She sets a trap by placing the key over a covered well and is able to catch the other mother in her trap. The other mother is caught in the well, which Coraline then closes off with a plank.

The plot helps this theme to rise to the surface. "I'm not running away," said Coraline. "She has my parents. I came to get them back." Throughout the story of //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coraline //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> a main theme is that things aren’t always as they seem. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Slideshow

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Leo N. on Plot = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Plot is the overall storyline and events of a story. The plot of //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coraline //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">, by Neil Gaiman, is the adventure Coraline has when she finds a small door in her new apartment that seems to lead to a world that mirrors her own, only better, and she is soon lured in. It seems to be a dream come true. Then, with the help of a mysterious talking black cat, //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coraline //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> sees what this new world really is, a web, with the other mother, the one who created the place for Coraline, as the spider. So Coraline tries to defeat the other mother with help from the cat and three ghost kids that she finds behind a mirror. The mirror is an object of significance in //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coraline //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. They reflect an opposite image and that is what the other mother's world is. It is in the mirror that Coraline sees her parents, “In the mirror Coraline's mother and father stared at her. Her father opened his mouth and said something but she could hear nothing. Her mother breathed on the inside of the mirror glass and quickly before the fog faded she wrote su pleh." There are many things in //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coraline //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> that have a hidden deeper meaning. For example, the black cat could actually be Coraline’s conscience. All this has to do with theme. So I guess both theme and setting influence plot. It seems there is a web in //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coraline //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> after all. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Slideshow

= = =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Logan H. on Setting = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Setting is very important to a book because it identifies the surroundings of the story. It is also important because you can’t have a story without setting to tell where it takes place. Setting in this type of book is important because it is a fantasy book and fantasy books like //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lord of the Rings //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> have a lot of emphasis on the setting. I think that setting is important to //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coraline //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> because of the parallel universe. The reason Coraline thinks the parallel universe is appealing is because as soon as she walks through the door, she thinks the house is nice and bright and looks clean, which she thinks is better looking than her old dark and dreary old house. Another reason she likes the parallel universe is she thinks that her old world is boring. Additionally, she doesn't like her real world because her parents don’t seem to have any time for her. Slideshow

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nicole R. on Setting = The setting in a story is a very important part of the structure. Part of the setting is the surroundings it creates and the mood. In //Coraline//, it is a very melodramatic, dark and edgy setting. On page 35 it says, “It was a sunny, cold day, exactly like the one she'd left.” That is a great example of setting. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Slideshow

= = =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jade! B. on Theme = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Themes in a book are the main ideas, what the author is trying to say. Themes are what holds the book together, the thing that is always referenced. In //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coraline //, one theme throughout the book is her bravery. During the book, Caroline loves to explore and has many adventures. When exploring her new house, she finds a small hidden door. She isn't afraid to open it and take a look. When she discovers that it leads somewhere, down she goes. The other world seems so happy and fun. When it turns evil, she is not afraid to stand up to her other mother. She tells her other mother everything that is on her mind. She isn't afraid to say anything, even though the other mother threatens to sew buttons into Coraline's eyes. Here is a quote from the book: “ 'They weren't bored of me,' ” said Coraline, “ ' you’re lying, you stole them.' " I think this really shows Caroline's character because she is a very brave person. It shows how she acts as a person. Not that Coraline is mean or anything, just that she knows what she wants, and isn't afraid to get it. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Slideshow

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bryce B, A.K.A. B-Square on Characterization ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Characterization explains in details how a character (person or animal) looks or what they are wearing. Characterization in //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coraline // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> is not limited to Coraline, but it refers to any of the characters. In each world, the characters change slightly. The mother in the other world is different from the mother in the real world because the other mother has buttons for eyes and she eats bugs.

An example of this change is early in the book. In the other world, Coraline finds Miss Spink in a theater acting. “The new Miss Spink was wearing green tights and high brown boots that went all the way up her legs.” Another difference is “Miss Spink was bundled up in pullovers and cardigans, so she seemed more small and circular than ever she looked like a fluffy egg.” <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Slideshow

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jake G. on Point of View = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The point of view of //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coraline // is an important literary element. While it does not control the plot or the actual characters, it does control how the characters are defined and how the plot is presented to the reader. The point of view in Coraline is a limited omniscient narrator. This is basically a third person view, and the narrator does not know the outcome any more than the reader. Coraline has a lot of suspenseful moments in the story because of this. I also think that the story benefits from being told from this narrative view because it keeps the reader from being totally attached to Coraline and take a more observative perspective of the story world. The following quote from //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coraline // proves that the point of view in Coraline is limited omniscient narrative: "'I can see that,' said her mother." This proves that it is a third person, rather than first person ("my mother") or third person ("Coraline's mother"). The narrator is also a limited omniscient narrator, rather than an omniscient narrator who knows the outcome of the story. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Slideshow

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Josh C. on Characterization = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Characters are characterized by their personalities and how they are introduced into the book. Neil Gaiman characterizes Coraline as an adventurous explorer. He describes her as being boyish. Coraline is not characterized as a typical girl. Coraline is also characterized as brave.

This quote from the book describes how Coraline is brave: "It wasn't brave because he wasn't scared: it was the only thing he could do. But going back again to get his glasses when he knew the wasps were there, when he was really scared. That was brave." This is a good representation of characterization because it helps express what went through Coraline's mind when she reenters the doorway to the alternate universe. It expresses that she did not want to go back because of fear; however, she was brave and courageous and did so anyway to save her parents. She drew from past experience that her father showed her. He stayed back and got stung by a large amount of bees so Coraline could escape. In the process, he lost his glasses and had to return even though he was scared. He was being brave, just like Coraline was being brave by going back to save them.

In Coraline, the literary element characterization relates to the literary element theme because without Coraline being characterized the way Neil Gaiman did, Coraline would not confront her obstacles to reveal her bravery, which is a central theme. Coraline thrives on exploring, which enables her to have the ability to find the three lost souls and her parents. Slideshow

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Richard S. on Plot = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Plot is one of the most important elements in <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coraline // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. Plot is the plan or main story of a literary work, and what moves a story along. Without plot, the book would go nowhere and everything would be harder to figure out. An example of plot in <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coraline // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> is when she finds the door; it's an example of plot because it introduces the the parallel world, where the major events of the story take place. Another way the door is important is when Mr. Bobo told her that the mice said don't go through the door. This is actually an example of foreshadowing, one of many literary techniques that tie into plot. Foreshadowing helps build suspense and causes the reader to keep him on her guessing about what will happen. The plot of <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coraline // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> is Coraline fights her fears and tries to save her parents, the ghost children, and herself from the other mother, who just wants to eat Coraline's soul. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Slideshow