Blog #29 Coraline

Rhetorical Reflection
Coraline was the most disturbing book I have ever read.  I didn't think it was going to be near as dark as it was.  I had never read it before or watched the movie.  I remember when the movie came out I thought it looked too scary for children to see.  This book was definitely one of my least favorites.

Notable Moment
"They went into the kitchen.  On a china plate on the kitchen table was a spool of black cotton, and a long silver needle, and beside them, two large black buttons." (pg 45)

These part of the book was very disturbing to me because I kept imagining the pain of having buttons sewn into my eyes....OUCH!!!

Analysis
Throughout the book, Coraline is always seeking a way out of the position she is in.  At the beginning of the book, she is bored with her real parents and wants to find out what is in the other landing.  When she is told that it is dangerous and she should stay away, it makes her want to go even more.  At first, she loves her other world.  Her parents giver her everything she wants and she has much more to do.  She decides she wants to live in that world forever.  However, she soon learns that her new parents aren't what she thought they were.  They were evil and wanted to keep her with them and sew her eyes shut.  Once she realizes this, she tries to escape back to her real parents.  At the end of the book, she realizes that she should be happy with the family she has and accept the love her parents give her.