Symbolism In Coraline

Teenagers, an age group that often considers themselves misunderstood and outcasted from society at times. A time in life that marks big change in many aspects ranging from physical appearance, emotions, spirituality, internal hormonal changes, etc.. A period where some of your worst and best life experiences will occur. This age group often has trouble connecting with the world around them and often turn to other means of being accepted which varies from person to person. Now a good example of some people demonstrating what this time period is like are the Author/Director’s of The Tracker and Coraline. The movie Coraline and the book The Tracker are connected with the idea that the protagonists will undergo journeys of self discovery into …show more content…
A very big symbol not many would notice is simply how Coraline is represented and how she contrasts her environment. Her constant relation to blue, yellow, and orange, which represent her personality and feelings that constantly contrast her surroundings. Elizabeth Eberly states that “Yellow is a joyous, intellectual color. It also represents loyalty… Blue is used to draw a positive response… Orange Symbolizes lust and fire”(Eberly Web). These descriptions accurately describe Coraline as the character she is throughout the film. Coraline is at the age in the movie where most kids go through the so called “rebellious” phase which is what sparks the conflict in the movie. She seeks attention and things to do, but her parents are too busy trying to adjust to their recent move. Her curiosity leads her to the world of the “Other Mother” and immediately you can tell the difference in setting from just how bright and colorful the other world is. It gives the illusion of the other world being welcoming and friendly when in reality it isn’t. All while the real world is being portrayed as dull and boring, which pushes Coraline away with colors like grey, white, brown, pale yellow, etc.. It’s easy to see how Coraline wouldn’t want to be in the real world when the other world is offering her so much more than what she has already had. Despite several warnings from her neighbors, she continues to go into the world and doesn’t stop to think that this may be too good to be true. Each venture into the other world brings the other mother closer to her ultimate goal of getting coraline to sew the buttons on her eyes. It’s not until Coraline meets the past victims of the other mother does she truly understand the danger of her situation, and how to overcome the other mother. All of these experiences and the eventual confrontation with the beldam

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