Characters in the Book Coraline

Post 9 [Simone Mitra]

Characters in the Book Coraline

Author: Neil Gaiman

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Coraline Jones

Coraline Jones is a classic heroine. She's an 11 year old girl who's tougher than she seems.  She is the daughter of Mr. Jones and Mrs. Jones.

Mr. Jones

Coraline's dad [Charlie Jones] is one of those dad's who are kind of boring and doesn't have really any emotion. He tries his very best to entertain his daughter [and to cook her dinner] but because he works from home, he doesn't have that much time to play with Coraline.

Mrs. Jones

Coraline's mother [Mel Jones] is a distracted, busy woman that has no time to spend with her daughter. She is a mom who doesn't know how to cook.

The Other Mother

The Other Mother, also known as the beldam [which means witch], is the book's super, creepy villain.  From the very beginning, it is clear to Coraline that there something very off about this woman. She looked like Coraline's mother only, her skin was white as paper, she was taller and thiner, she had eyes that were made out of buttons and her fingers were way too long.

The Other Father

Coraline's other father isn't scary he's just pathetic. He looks like he's under control of the beldam. He has button eyes too. 

April Spink and Miriam Forcible

April Spink and Miriam Forcible are Coraline's Neighbour. They live together, with there 3 dogs, and the both enjoy telling fortunes. More importantly, they're both actresses who love to talk about there days in the theatre.

The Other Miss Spink and Miss Forcible

The Other Miss Spink and Other Miss Forcible were much thiner, they were pale, they were  pretty and they both had black button eyes.