She follows the voice and heads down the corridor.Ĭoraline discovers a woman in the kitchen that looks like her mother-with a few differences. Coraline hears a voice that sounds as if it belongs to her mother. The wallpaper, carpet, and pictures all appear identical to the items in her apartment. Upon entering the hallway, Coraline is struck by how closely the empty flat resembles her own.

Coraline walks through the door and heads down the dark hallway. She unlocks the blocked door, only to find that the bricks have disappeared. Bored and lonely, Coraline decides to take the set of keys and head into the empty drawing room. The following day, Coraline is left alone in the house while her mother is grocery shopping. Coraline is pleased by her neighbor's prophecy, as she is looking for excitement in her boring life. Then, Coraline heads to Miss Forcible and Miss Spink's apartment, where the women warn her that she is in grave danger. Coraline runs into the man that lives above her apartment, and he tells her that the mice have advised Coraline not to go through the door. The next day, she experiences a series of strange events. After her exploration, she experiences weird dreams. She investigates and realizes that the old door to the drawing-room is slightly ajar. One night while she is lying awake in her bed, Coraline hears a mysterious sound coming from down the hall.

She is especially intrigued by the door in the corner of the drawing-room, which only opens onto a brick wall. One day, Coraline decides to explore her own apartment.

As a result, Coraline must find ways to entertain herself and make fun out of mundanity. Although Coraline’s parents work from home, the protagonist often feels lonely and isolated. In the apartment above Coraline’s lives a “crazy old man” who claims to be training a mouse circus. In the flat below Coraline’s apartment, two older women named Miss Spink and Miss Forcible live with their dogs. As Coraline acclimates to her surroundings before the school year begins, she acquaints herself with her eccentric new neighbors. Coraline is a young girl who has just moved into a new apartment with her parents.

Coraline the graphic novel neil gaiman