Coraline

by Neil Gaiman

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Coraline Questions and Answers

What are some of the character conflicts in Coraline?

What is the setting of Coraline by Neil Gaiman?  

The protagonist has an unusual name. Why do you think it is spelled that way?

In Coraline, why do they replace eyes with buttons?

Coraline receives ominous warnings about her future in Coraline. What are the warnings, and from whom does she receive them? What do you think the messages mean?

What is the climax of the story Coraline?

What are Coraline’s views on family, and how do they compare to your own?

How does Coraline define bravery?

The Other Mother created the world that she thought Coraline would want. What does the other world tell us about Coraline and what she wishes?

What is the significance of the black cat and why can he move freely between the two worlds?

Compare and contrast characters in Coraline.

What is the main conflict in Coraline?

When warned to run away from the Other Mother by the ghosts, what does Coraline reply? What does this tell us about her character?

Who is Mr. Bobinsky in Coraline?

What is Coraline, the character, like?

Why does Coraline go through the door in the drawing room?

What does ''trod the boards'' mean?

How is the theme of bravery explored in Coraline?

What does Coraline find when she visits the flat of the other Miss Spink and Miss Forcible?

How does Coraline make it back home to her own world?

What happens when Coraline goes into the door?

What fairytale elements are present in the book and what is the significance?

Discuss the significance of the following passage from Coraline: "No," said the cat. "Now, you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names."

What makes Count Orlok in Nosferatu and the Other Mother in Coraline scary monsters?

What is the summary for Coraline the Book?

What is the main character's definition of bravery in Coraline by Neil Gaiman?

How did Coraline's journey redefine her concept of "home"? 

What makes Count Orlok in Nosferatu and the Other Mother in Coraline scary monsters?

What is a summary of the YouTube video, "Why Was Wybie in Coraline (2009)?" by the channel The Princess and the Scrivener?  

How does the cat display the theme of courage in Neil Gaiman's Coraline?

Choose an article which discusses a current political or social event and relates to Neil Gaiman's Coraline. What themes do they share? How do they compare?

What effect does it create to not have the mother in the illustration on page 7?