Neil Gaiman Coraline

The Outsiders Essay – Describe an interesting theme from a text you have studied. Explain why this theme is interesting.

Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the role adversity plays in shaping an individual’s identity.

The development of the present world has created many changes in society, and authors today use these modern themes in their books just as authors from earlier times took inspiration from the world around them. Coraline by Neil Gaiman published in 2002 and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, written in 1865, contrast the darker themes often found in today’s novels and the simple, moralistic ones of earlier times. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has been interpreted in many different ways over the years, but remains at its core a story created to amuse and inspire people of all ages. Coraline was

Think of a person who has positively influenced your life or for whom you have great admiration. Write down the characteristics that person has/had that you would like to develop.

Consider how the effect of a new perspective has been reflected and developed in a literary text or texts you have studied. Discuss the ideas developed by the text creator about the effect an individual’s perspective has on personal beliefs.

On this essay you will learn how two different people's lives and how they made an impact on something.

Passage two quote is from “Coraline” by Neil Gaiman. The main idea of “Coraline” is that getting everything a character wants is not a good thing for the character. In “Coraline” the main character speaks this quote from passage two, to the “other Mr. Bobo” and explains receiving everything she wants; toys, undivided attention by her parents and never being bored is not good. As she would be losing her independence also not working towards her goals. Therefore, a character getting everything they want is bad because your independence is lost due to always striving for the next best and not being happy.

Most people are inspired by celebrities or adult figures in their life but for me, im inspired by someone a few months older than me. Her name is Jaclyn West. I was having a hard time writing this paper because I really just wrestled with the idea of who inspires me. I prayed about who I should write my paper on and then it came to me, Jaclyn. I met Jaclyn in the second grade and she has been a light to me ever since. Our friendship grew as the years went on and I noticed a change in my life, a positive change, a craving to know more and more about Jesus.

5) If you could be any literary character in fiction, who would it be and why?

In the movie Coraline, an idea explored in the text is not everything is as good as it seems. This means, not everything you encounter will be perfect. This is a great theme for the movie Coraline because that is exactly what happens. She expects the Other World to be perfect but when her wishes get granted, everything gets weird. One day as Wybie appears she wishes that he would stop talking. The next time she visits the Other World, her wish was granted and the Other Mother has sewn the Other Wybie's mouth together to stop him from talking. You can tell that the Other Mother has dodgy intentions by the way Henry Selick uses a close up to show her facial expressions. In this scene you can see that the Other Mother has a mischievous expression

A recurring theme we see throughout any of the works we see in the books is the theme of happiness. At the beginning of the every one of these stories, there is a longing for happiness and wanting an escape from misery and boredom. In 1984, Winston Smith is a man who knows nothing but authoritarianism and wants to free from such a miserable world; he wants to be happy. In Coraline, we begin the story where she has moved into her new home where she doesn’t know anybody and there is nothing for her to do. This makes her bored and lonely; she wants to be happy.

I built a whole world based on Coraline's interests. I don't know anybody else who would work that hard. A true villain would not do that. I made the house perfect for her, even her room. Every game I challenged Coraline to might have been dangerous. This is because this world was made for her interests. It is not my fault that Coraline loves dangerous things. I removed everything from this world that she did not like, including her parents. This may have been an evil act, but like I said, this world is hers. I can’t blame her for not liking her parents. I gave that dearest girl everything she deserved, why would an evil person do that?

A person in creative work that has had a major influence on me is probably Eminem. Although he is a rapper, he has influenced me in my writing abilities. As a child I loved poetry, the flow of the poem moved me along with what was being told. It wasn't until I was about 14 when I started writing music to help cope with everyday life. I listened to alot of rap music at the time because I wanted to pursue the career as a rapper in middle school. I was never really good at memorizing lyrics to songs but, as soon as I listened to “Lose Yourself” something sparked inside me. I would blast Eminem as I go to sleep and wake up in the morning rapping. I had slipped into a dark time going into my freshmen year of high school and I constantly wrote

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

Explain an important idea in a text you have studied. Explain why you found it interesting. Discuss visual and verbal techniques in your answer.