Charlotte Maguire Symbolism in Coraline Cone uk at sve ites by Neil aia, Ate esving etn, Laka Suds and Henry Sl brovght this aunting tae oon the bg cee 209, Bc what makes is fim so uniques we of mois Many ofthe Easter Eggs and biden meanings eve more shout nz jm veyne inthe Ot Wolds btos jer vich mae he buton nm sg he king bao ws ees Conn vue sand ts thse emir tin Cn The cereal the soa andthe Beldn neds toca thir ees on oder to consume hel su In sense, the lot fhe pecan Nutini ori hidden aay rom the pbc ee, bind see od wallppe. The ey cn ssi the os sca, ince Codie eves er confor rone and enters sew weld out of wewfoue«curiosity. But the Other Word ecomesa dangerous lc, epi is whims amblec, ince the ‘Bolan’ tre nature evenly surfaces er the end ofthe narrate Duet the impoen barter, hokey opens the Pandors' box and las the Beda’ crage and male, Howove the hey sinter Coraline onto athe en ofthe Balam in he Other Word rave she we the ey ok the doo, rapping the ‘Thesnow globe ‘The Beldam abot Corie el patents and hsp them na snow lobe during the mst. The sow lobe can symbole restriction anny ca ab epeten the Other Wor since a pocket ivr that onthe Hldam an conta “The Other World isan econ space; when Conan ries to ranaway, the Beam sl the is and entrances tothe Other Word Food ood inayat found in many cides books, From the pci n En Bon’ ore tthe cxatagant east Horry Pater ood what provides haracters comfort, especially ia tees station. In Coin, food sd apis the young heroine the normal word, Coraline’ dad a lethal het who alas coks dsgusting weld des. But during her is nght inthe Ober ‘Weld the Other Mother cooks comfort fo, rom ost chick and ished poate alan «elit ae. The ning rom chandler even doubles at milsake depen A chou ha agaed hat sharedetng presents an lic pcae of amily. Tht mean hat ‘he Other Moher nd Father made themes at amesns of presenting themicves athe prec parents Als he Other Mother coks Coraline’ avout food way of keping her nthe Other Worl Eah time Cosine eters the Other Worl she ids ke, ht dogs nd pizza wing for heron the tenable, This i way frag ber, ike how 3 Beran es aio cath sh Srey Night ‘Nearthe ed of he ln, Coraline encounters the ghost children in dream. nthe dee, the backdrop of try Nigh famous i aitng by Vincent an Gogh. Ths pose-impresonist, ion consis of sirling clouds, shining stars nan od cmbination of colors td hick lrshstokes. But the symls isigaifcant tthe hosts in Colne According tart historians, ‘Van Gogh and Strry Nght during hs ay aA melhor thee nde ek ‘GaughinAreschoars rg thai’ supposed to epresent lation. The landscape in the ping ‘seo his vw rom hit window and was rae in ach a whimsical way to showhow hey ave waned redom. But wht host the cypres tee in he paitng? In das anguy, “The tee ould symbol the hosts who lot the ie tothe lam. But hi puting sot all shout olitio, death and insanity. Theremay besome Biblia alon in the pining May art nora elve thatthe leven tarsink toa vere in Gens 37:9. “Te he reamed sil ances ream and aldo his brothers ng, Look, ave deamed another dream. And this ine, he ‘the moon andthe even rs bowed down tome” Te seven starsat adectreference to 379 because up as eleven brothers. Like Van Gogh, ough wa emer, which ad im an ‘outa in the company ofhisbrthes Van Gogh may have ene with omg while Van Gogh spent the emaindr of iin Alessi, Joseph anderen yer of imprisonment and Soliton in he ible. But ow does llth itor corel ck tthe host in Crain? Like Joseph snd Van Gogh, the ghosts experience years fimprisoament in the Other Worl alter having ‘hee sol taen rom them against asin ther wil They dreamers, wating or someone to come od sve them rom thei prion ‘Thetunnel CConline raves throughatunnlto get tothe Other World A it the unl akes the form oft taiesent play ene This form intestinal, since upped to ence Caine int entering, ‘he pot Lite did she kaow hits tap. Nea the sbowdowa against the heroes and he ela, the book meson he tunel orth fil ine, The arative vie decribethe tunel at uk, wh damp shy wall The tunel snow the gle tht kes Coline tote bly ofthe ‘beasts oesophageal appearance refs the Bld ceo of consuming Corin so‘The walls the ues dhotomy, Caine ws the eyo open he dor othe Other Word but tdrows the kay down he wll athe end of he ook and. The conf nd a th wl al edt obtain wate. In deams, well an symbolise how youcan aces the deepest part ofthe conscious, Asoring to Dreams ne, the ath sig the unconscious whi the water signifies flings. This may signify how the Othe Mother ues Coraline desire ter advantage 0 lar er nto the parle word Dolls “The Coane dll ony spears inthe fli idemtcal tthe eponymous ering, king it appear tke voodoo dll It oad sign th elas controlng, manila nature, and how se views peoples objets that he can ase unt they outlive thee wsefulness. Fr example she ews the chen fod sources instal of ppl. The dll eould be a way of lowing the Beda opt lose to Coraline. According fan thors the Beda ues the dlls ut eyes ew Coraline’ word Tiss the eason why Coline finds the cates she wats nthe Ober Mothers che, Sewing ner ol form, th eld hs long sper ppendaes anda scrawny body, But wat makes er sppesrance so uniques er nollie limb. She wes her awe ingest ch pte dll, making he eames. This at her manipulative tendencies througout the im andthe back, ofcourse] aswel the Other Word a eb oes, Her sewing abstr in explain ow se crete the spiders web nar the ina. sand the Coraline dl o Othe Bobi’ mic. Sand can symbole how something exits rey and how time poses sling to an our and words writen in the snd where the ide wil ese hem. Homans and animals ave nly one isin en compara tothe apiet Blas ‘who his ive for generations, The snd coul ink to how the Ober Mother can guickly ‘recreate the word she sees through the dls button eyes Since sand can be wed to make hogs te sands ths couldn with he Bldan's conoling nature. She creates the whole world suit the needs of er icin, nl he ison dterirates when she revels er reform. shows how ‘he Other Word can be rebut match the needs ofthe Beda’ itis Fria we ave he Bldam. Her ane lds many connotations. In OM French, means ‘eau ie the word el, while dan! means woman’ Combined together, tian mean ‘eat grandmother alluding he Beda’ yout appearance nd olde. However, 2 ela can abo man righting ly old woman. Other nouns aca wih he word dam ‘ecade wich, cron and. Thee words donylink wit the Beam bere she needs agit survive inthe Other Wel on) 3 2 Lie Mapu @7a4Ja2017 And tePublished by Lottie Maguire Laie Mages afrsance writer, wh bs writen ora fe publications, ning The Galleon, agua and Southsea Ley She enjoys wring abou ins, eevion shows and books and regu atends em screenings Late scrrenty the copy tor for Pugwash Magazine View more ors ‘The Literary Allusions in All The ‘The Animal and Plant Motifs ‘Wrong Questions in Coraline One thought on “Symbolism in Coraline’ GE vote ecemary rantanraranee reat explanations of the symbin! Leave a Reply