Coraline Adaptation

Carl Matt is the main character in James Moloney’s novel “A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove.” It follows the emotional journey of Carl Matt dealing with insecurities, feelings and having to deal with a new surrounding in Wattle Beach with his Aunt Beryl, as he is sent away by his sister, Sarah with his younger brother, Harley. This extract symbolises the relationship between Carl and the osprey, as both of them feel trapped, until they eventually reach freedom. Moloney exceptionally develops Carl Matt’s character through his thoughts, feelings and actions using several language techniques, such as imagery, syntax structure and descriptive language.

In term 1 we focus on short animated films that explore the conventions of the Hero’s Journey and the narrative sequence of the quest. We analyse a novel and film version of either The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The Invention of Hugo Cabret or Coraline.

Uprooting Cady from Africa, her parents instigate the transformation she will experience in her journey of integration within American society. In spite of the fact that Cady’s adventure has already begun, the film opens with a scene presenting her in a particularly ordinary situation; preparing Cady for her first ever day at school, her parents represent the last connection to her known world. Vogler observes how essential it is for the audience to meet the protagonist in their customary environment; presenting Cady in normalcy allows the audience to identify with her, whereby the monotonous hardships of daily life contrast against the marvels of the ensuing Special World (Vogler, 1992). The events in the ‘Ordinary World’ therefore act as catalysts to the hero’s impending adventure, whereby the pollutions of daily existence enacts one to feel despairingly set for change.

James Moloney’s “A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove”, uses varying family circumstances and community expectations to express how these things effect an individual. The novel displays character foils that even further explores this idea, as the protagonist interacts with these foils and situations, resulting in development of his ability to voice himself. Fluctuating amounts of dialogue and distinct characterisation of key and minor characters further explores this idea.

The story of Coraline is written by Neil Gaiman as a novel. Other text types have been made from the story, a graphic novel illustrated and adapted by P. Craig Russel, and a film adaption directed by Henry Selick. There are many differences between the characters in the three texts. Often the gothic features play a big role in making the story has terrifying as it is. Some features include the secret passageway between the worlds, and the supernatural being pretending to be the ‘Other Mother’. Other elements of the gothic story include, old events that point towards the future, mysterious disappearances, suspense, supernatural things that happen, visions and dreams. These features help to instil a feeling of discomfort

In terms of plot, the movie adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline is extremely true to the source material. It still tells the story of a young girl who grows unappreciative of her real family and finds a magical door in her new home that leads to a better, fantastical version of the family she has now. The creepiness and scary moments are also true to form, with this world being only a copy of the real world, created by the Other Mother in an attempt to trap Coraline forever. The quest to rescue the three ghost children is almost exactly the same, with two of their souls being found in Miss Spink and Forcible’s theater and Mr. B’s circus. But since the movie added a scene in which an enticing garden is used as an item to gain Coraline’s trust in the Other Mother’s fake world, one of the ghost souls was placed in this location instead. Another major difference between the book and the movie is the addition of the character Wybie. He acts as a source of inside knowledge about The Pink Palace and helps kill the Other Mother’s hand at the climax of the movie, while in the book Coraline gathered her information about her home from her parents as well as Miss Spink and Forcible, and killed the Other Mother’s hand by tricking it rather than crushing it. The use of stop motion animation was also a benefactor in bringing this terrifying story to a visual format, as stop motion tends to look uncanny and unsettling at times. Both works are masterpieces of writing and storytelling, and

This left Lindo horrified, and Waverly never got the chance to tell her that she and Rich were going to get married. Waverly woke up the next morning, tense. She rushed to her parents’ home determined to tell her mother of the engagement. She woke Lindo up as she began to cry. Lindo worried about what had happened, to which Waverly responded that nothing had happened and that she and Rich were getting married. Her mother told her that she had already known. Waverly had assumed that Lindo despised Rich, but Lindo was surprised that her daughter believed so. When Waverly tried to explain why she thought so, her mother said, her face containing a look of sorrow, “Ai-ya, why do you think these bad things about me? So you think your mother is this bad! You think I have a secret meaning. But it is you who has this meaning, Ai-ya! She

Therefore, I decided to summarize “The Fall of the Female Protagonist in Kids’ movies” reading.

Connell’s first method was foreshadowing the setting of the story. He demonstrates the technique beginning a conversation between Whitney and Rainsford. Whitney, a crew member, points out that the unknown island “‘[had] a reputation--a bad one.’” (Connell 1) The author portrays his worried emotion to predict the unwary

Within Michael Gow’s triadic- comedy Away, three families from different social classes depart on the Iconic Australian holiday to the beach. Gow displays how the characters expand themselves physically, emotionally and intellectually, enabling Gwen and Coral learn about themselves and their world around them. Gow is able to demonstrate the power of nature and how it majestically restores people who have lost their way. The physical journey of ‘going away’ involves many obstacles of the annual holiday for destructive elements of the storm and psychological despair of Coral, the beach is a place of renewal and recovery for both character of Gwen and Coral whilst on their journey of self-discovery.

A character’s perspective often changes the more they grow and develop. James Moloney’s award winning novel “A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove”, follows the journey of awkward teenager, Carl Matt, as he leaves his hometown to stay with his manipulative aunt in a small beachside town. Throughout the text, Carl grows from insecure teenager to confident young man, which shifts his view of life. The novel uses dislocation, relationships, and events, to explore how Carl’s perspective changes as he develops as a character. The dislocation of the character early on in the novel forces Carl to become more open minded and less timid.

At every turn, we rally for Llewlyn’s success. We know he is just trying to get by with his simple but naturally beautiful wif, Carla Jean. We can’t imagine his luck when he stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and discovers an opportunity to make life easier. Great care is taken with the setting to invoke a reminiscent feeling of Westerns we have come to

The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought from 4-8 May 1942, ended as the first major Japanese failure of World War 2, and marked the end of the Japanese expansion well south of the Equator. The battle was between the Japanese Navy and the Allies, and fought off the north-east coast of Australia. The margin between victory and defeat was extremely small. Although it could be classified as a tactical victory for the Japanese in terms of ships sunk, the battle would prove to be a strategic victory for the Allies. (Navy History)

For my extra credit, I decided to go on a coral reef field trip with my family to the Florida Keys. I asked my aunt if she could take us on her boat and since we had all of the snorkeling equipment we didn’t have to make a stop at any tours. We anchored at a beach near Key Largo, where mangles surrounded it. The location was perfect for the project. The water was nice, crystal clear, and I was able to see marine life. Most of the organisms I saw live on sunlit surface seawater such as little fishes, coral reefs, seagrass, and even a Two-Spined sea star.

In the book Coraline Coraline goes through a plethora of stages starting from being a naïve child to eventually evolving into a girl with a strong identity who is fully aware of who she is and proud of who she has become. At the beginning of the book Coraline is your typical kid who is filled with curiosity and an urge for exploration. This is best illustrated on page 26 when Coraline first ventures into the alternate universe. “ Coraline went through the door; she wondered what the empty flat would be like if that was where the corridor lead” (Gaiman 26). Although Coraline is unaware of her surroundings (due to the fact that she just moved there) this does not stop Coraline from being adventurous and exploring the unknown. This act of Coraline going into the corridor while having no idea where the corridor leads and without even thinking about the possible consequences of this action shows Coraline’s overall lack of maturity and her naive childlike ways. Before Coraline makes her ultimate transition from naïve and fearless child to a brave, confident, and independent girl she further displays her childlike ways by always having a strong desire to receive what she wants; and if she fails to get what she wants she expresses her displeasure. This is clearly illustrated by two quotes in the book. In the first quote Coraline is upset that her mother will not purchase a pair of gloves she likes. “ Coraline saw some Day-Glo green gloves she liked a lot. Her mother refused to buy